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pramlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration  at  en  terminant  par 
la  darnlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 

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CBs:  re  symbole  — ^  signifie  "A  SUIVRE",  le 
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King  Philip's  War 

By  BENJAMIN  CHURCH 


WITH     AN     INTRODUCTION     AND     NOTES 


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WHO   ADim   Tint    MINUTK   AND    fATIBNT   ACCURACY  OP  TIIE    ANTIC^UAKV  T«i   Till.; 
DROAI>  AND  PIIILOSOPHICAI.   INHIOHT  OP  THE   HIRTORIAN I 

AND  WHO  HAS.   MORR  rAITHVULLY  THAN  ANY  OTHER  WRITER,  CUNCRIVRIi 

AND    DRPINXO    THE    RRAt    POHITION    OCCUPIED    MY    TIIE 

ABORIOINBR   OV   NEW  ENGLAND   IN   THE 

Civil,  AND  ROCIAL  SCALE! 

^i}i0  etiition  of  a  jjomels  dut  inbaluable  QTrart. 

HAVING  LAROR  RCrRRENCE  TO  THRM. 

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PREFATORY    NOTE. 


I  HE  need  of  the  literal  reprint  of  so  valuable  a 
contribution  to  the  history  of  New  England 
as  Church's  **  Entbrtainino  Passages  rb- 
LATiNo  TO  Philip's  War,"  has  been  widely 
fc  i  and  the  more,  because  the  re-issue  of  1772,  from 
which  all  later  editions  have  been  copied,  was  defe£tive  in 
some  important  particulars  affefUng  the  use  of  the  work 
as  an  historical  authority.  Two  instances  of  this  may 
be  here  particularized;  viz.,  where  (page  18)  the  words 
occurring  on  page  10,  **and  of  the  black  Rocks  to  the 
Southward  of  them,**  offering  an  important  hint  of  the 
exa€t  locality  of  the  ^pease-field  fight,"  were  dropped  out 
altogether;  and  where  (page  30)  the  words  occurring  on 
page  17,  **in  about  a  Months  time,"  were  reprinted  "in 
about  thru  months'  time,"  thus  seeming  to  hint  an  expedi- 
tion into  the  Nipmuk  country  in  March,  1676,  referred  to 
by  no  other  writer.    The  endeavor  has  accordingly  been 

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I'REKATORV    NOTE. 

made  t(.  put  the  purchaser  of  this  edition  in  powession  of 
M  cxua  «»  reproduaion  of  the  original  of  17 16,  as  It  has 
been  possible  for  modern  antique  types  and  skill  to  do; 
the  minuteness  of  the  ImlUtlon  having  been  designed  to 
be  extended  to  every  misprint,  mispunftuatlon,  and  even 
inverted  comma,  -  of  which  the  word  "  discocovcred  " 
(page  31,  line  11  from  the  top),  the  word  PI  mouth  (page 
140,  line  8  from  the  bottom),  and  very  many  other  seem- 
ing blunders  of  the  printers  of  this  edition,  will  be  found 
to  be  only  faithful  illustrations. 

In  the  Notes,  the  endeavor  has  been  made  to  straighten 
the  involved  and  crooked  chronology  from  other  sources; 
to  identify  the  exaft  localities  made  for  ever  classic  by 
their  association  with  this  rude  warfare;  to  give  some 
account,  from  contemporary  records,  of  the  various  adors; 
and,  generally,  to  shed  all  possible  light  upon  the  narrative. 
Familiar  with  most  of  the  country  traversed  over  by 
the  story,  from  a  childhood  that  was  fascinated  by  the 
graphic  simplicity  of  Church's  description  of  his  cam- 
paigns, the  Editor  Indulges  the  hope  that  he  may  have 
done  something  to  aid  future  readers  of  these  «  Entertain- 
ing Passages"  to  comprehend  them  in  their  exadtness  of 
time  and  place  and  circumstance. 

The  original,  from  which  this  reprint  is  made,  — now 
a  very  rare  volume,— was  printed  in  small  quarto,  pp.  120, 
in  Boston,  in  1716,  by  B.  Grbbn.     A  second  edition, 

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PREFATORY   NOTE. 


oiscision  ot' 
1 6,  as  it  has 
skill  to  do; 
designed  to 
m,  and  even 
Bcocovered  " 
mouth  (page 
other  seem- 
fiW  be  found 

to  straighten 
ther  sources; 
er  classic  by 
>  give  some 
iriouB  a6lors; 
the  narrative, 
rsed  over  by 
nated  by  the 

of  his  cam- 
lie  may  have 
e  **  Entertain- . 

exactness  of: 

made,  —  now 
aarto,  pp*  120, 
cond  edition, 


itself  now  becoming  rare,  was  published  Rdy-six  years 
after  at  Newport,  R.I.,  in  177  a,  by  Solomon  South  wick, 
in  small  8vo,  pp.  199.  It  is  made  clear  from  the  Diary* 
of  Rev.  Ezra  Stilbs,  D.D.,  (then  Pastor  of  the  Second 
Congregational  Church  in  Newport),  Ihat  he  aided 
SouTHwiCK,  and  really  edited  the  volume. 

The  following  extradts  bear  upon  the  subject;  viz,— 

"  1771.    Dec.  18 CorreAtng  the  preta  for  Col.  Church's 

Hift.  of  K.  Philip's  War  in  1675. 

**  1771.    Dec.  19 Reviewing  Col.  BenJ.  Church't  Hiatory  of 

K.  Philip's  War,  1676,  at  the  request  of  the  printer ;  —  adding  English 
or  present  Names  of  places  written  in  Indian  names  in  the  Original. 
Mr.  Southwick  is  printing  a  Second  Edition ;  first  Edit.  1718  [Sic], 

**  177a.  Apr.  9 Finished  writing  the  Life  of  Col.  Benja- 
min Church,  to  be  afllixed  to  the  new  Edition  of  his  History  of  the 
Indian  war,  called  K.  Philip's  War,  now  printing.  He  was  bom  1639, 
and  died  at  Little  Compton,  Janry.  i7i(,  ^t.  78.      ^     _ 

"  177a.    Apr.  10 InspedUng  the  Press." 

Dr.  Stilbs  appended  to  the  volume,  also,  an  **Ode 
Heroica,**  which  [A''  E.  Hist,  and  Gtn.  Rtg",  xi.  155]  was 
composed  by  Bbnjamin  Church  of  Boston,  **  Vendue- 
master,**  son  of  the  old  ColonePs  son  Edward,  who  was 
also  a  **  Vendue-master,"  —  as  that  age  styled  the  useful 
person  whom  we  call  an  Auctioneer,  •—  and  was  father  of 
Dr.  Bbnjamin,  of  sad  Tory  memory.     He  not  only  glori- 

*  This  Diary  it  now  in  the  Library     8tu«s  was  President  at  the  time  of 
of  Yale  College,  of  which  Rev.  Dr.     hU  death. 

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PRirATORV    MOTf. 

Oed  hit  gTindfather  in  «  tongue  unknown  to  the  brave  old 
warrior  (although,  at  he  wrote  Dr.  Stilbi,  "almoat  too 
old  for  luch  juvenile  attempU;  being  upwards  of  67"), 
but  furnished  the  Do&or  with  the  materials  for  the  biog- 

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raphy  of  the  Colonel. 

The  glorification  was  as  follows:  — 

"ODE    HEROIC  A, 

"  [«  Ntpela  Harota  compotlu] 
•*  BlOOKArMlAB    PHASCaDlHTI   ArWOBMDA   tlT. 

"  XT"*°  P«"nitt«  N«p<»  L««or,  mignaH*  Avl  ejui, 
IN    Et  vlUm  ut  brevlrtr  c»neret,  quoq ;  pftucn  loquondo, 
Traduce  de  veterl,  celebraU  et,  verslbui,  ex  quo 
MagnanimiMq ;  Heroa  frondebat  1  delnde  locoque  t 
Qjio  ftiit  intrepldua  Phoenix,  memorandus  et  ortua  1 
Aicricota  ecce  Pater  manuum  gaudebat  in  omnl 
Tumve  labore  auo,  nutritui  (higibua  Arvi  t 
Mater  pauperibua  curai,  caausq ;  relaxant, 
Omnibua  afflidtia  paMim  mater  fuit  alma  I 
Numinia  arbitrioqs  bono,  alne  murmure  mentia, 
AcqulevSre,  aula  contenti  tortlbut  ambo- 
Cordibua  elatit,  gratiq  i  fU«re  Parentea, 
FiHua  ut  talla  mortalibua  hisce  daretur  1 

Qpi  patriaeq ;  auae  perluxit  gloria  longk,  i  -  * 

Donee  erat  vidua  truculenUe  mortlt  ab  lAu !       *  '  , 

Duxburlae  dIAum  eat,  Oenloq ;  fiilao  beatum      ^f 
Oppldum,  et  exulunt,  unto  qu6d  munere  Martia 

DiatinaumfueratI    Viclnia  majua  ab  illo  1 
HUtoricua  auprk  probltSr  canlt  arma  virumq ; 
Q}iiq;  erat  In  pugn*  multla,  magniaq ;  petklia    v 


PRSrATORY    NOTE. 


>  the  brave  old 
I,  **almo«t  too 
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Eiipoaitua  I    N*to«  ncmori*  AiKCMve  Mrctilut 
Armlpotona  1  lylviia,  Dumo«(|  1  arhuataq  1  denM 
Porvolitiin*,  nigro*  tcloppo  «Ju«  ponlUlit  Angiio* 
Monttmq  {  quot  natura  parena  cniclelia  dixit  I 
Vkloriiati ',  aula  p«c«m  aUhillvIt  in  Orbia 
Tvrrarum  uccaaA  —  Jam,  Jam  aub  vitibua  omnia 
Hie  a«d«at  aalviia  —  terrors  abacnt*  Mavortia  I 
Mortuua  eat  lleroa!     Nomen  and  vivct  in  acvum  — 
Spiritua  aacsndit  Cocloa,j0a(k|  t  triumphant ; 
Dum  latat  in  tumulo  corpua  cum  pulvere  mixtum  t 

Sit  eteifiii  Ntpos  Bknj.  Ciiukch,  5m." 

Thit  edition  waa  alio  adorned  with  what  purported  to 
be  portraits,  on  copper,  of  Colonel  Church,  and  of  King 
Philip,  both  from  the  graver  of  Paul  Rivsri;  of 
which  more  will  be  said  in  another  place. 

The  third  edition  of  this  winsome  narrative  was  edited, 
fifty-three  years  later,  by  Mr.  Samubl  Gardner  Drakb, 
and  was  the  first  contribution  of  that  since  accomplished 
archieologist  to  this  department  of  Aboriginal  research; 
in  which,  without  injustice  to  others,  it  may  safely  be 
said  that  he  has  no  superior.  Travelling  through  the  Old 
Colony  in  the  summer  of  1824,  he,  for  the  first  time,  saw 
\N.E.  Hist,  and  Gtn>  Rtg.t  xvii.  202],  and  became  pos- 
sessor of,  a  copy  of  Southwick's  reprint;  and,  circulating 
proposals,  he  obtained  nearly  a  thousand  subscribers  for  . 
a  new  issue.  He  published  in  lamo  (Boston:  Howe  and 
Norton,  14,  State  Street,  1825),  pp.  304;  prefixing  eight 
pages  of  Index,  and  two  pages  of  Introdu6tion,  and  adding 


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an  Appendix  of  forty  pages,  comprising  a  brief  sketch  of 
the  oettlement  of  this  country,  of  the  Indian  wars,  Ac,  &c. 
It  was  mainly  a  reprint  of  Southwick's  edition,— -the  editor 
having  then  never  seen  the  original,  —  with  the  omission 
of  the  **Ode  Heroica,*'  and  the  addition  of  a  few  foot- 
notes. It  was  embellished  with  a  fancy  portrait  of  King 
Philip,  decidedly  more  prepossessing  in  appearance,  and 
quite  as  authentic  in  charaaer,  as  that  of  Paul  Reverb 
of  a  half-century  before. 

The  success  of  this  effort  was  so  marked  as  to  induce 
Mr.  Drake  to  prepare  and  issue  a  second  edition  (the 
fourth  of  the  work),  which  he  did,  early  in  1827,  from 
stereotype  plates;  being  among  the  first  fruits  of  the  ste- 
reotype press  in  Boston.     This,  also,  was  in  i2mo,  pp. 
360.    He  added  many  more  notes,  and  gave  an  Introduc- 
tion of  five  pages,  an  Index  of  six  pages,  and  an  Appendix 
of  sixty-eight  pages,  of  the  same  general  charader  as  that 
of  the  previous  edition,  but  rewritten  and  enlarged.    The 
old  head,  purporting  to  be  a  likeness  of  Church,  was 
re-engraved  for  this  issue,  and  other  plates  were  added. 
All  thft  (nominally  new)  editions  of  this  work,  from 
that  time  to  the  present,  have  been  re-issues  of  this  last; 
the  plates  having  long  since  passed  out  of  Mr.  Drake's 
hands,  and  having  been  used  by  various  publishers. 

The   present  is,  therefore,  the   fourth  reprint  (fifth 
edition)  of  these  "  Entertaining  Passages,"  and  the  first 

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n  wars,  &c.,  &c. 
ion, — the  editor 
ith  the  omission 

of  a  few  foot- 
portrait  of  King 
appearance,  and 

Paul  Reverb 

ked  as  to  induce 
>nd  edition  (the 
y  in  1827,  from 
fruits  of  the  ste- 
as  in  i2mo,  pp. 
ave  an  Introduc- 
md  an  Appendix 
character  as  that 
1  enlarged.  The 
>f  Church,  was 
ites  were  added. 

this  work,  from 
isues  of  this  last; 

of  Mr.  Drake's 
s  publishers, 
th  reprint   (fifth 
is,"  and  the  first 


from  the  original,  —  as  well  as  the  first  which  has  not 
avowedly  sought  to  amend  the  text 

The  map  has  been  adapted  from  the  State  map,  by  the 
Editor,  with  great  care,  from  his  own  personal  knowledge 
of  the  ground;  and  he  believes  it  to  be  a  thoroughly  accu- 
rate guide  to  all  those  localities  which  it  purports  to  point 
out. 

The  dates  have  been  suffered  to  stand  in  Old  Style,  as 
written. 

The  Publisher  has  sought  to  produce  this  copy,  so  far 
as  possible,  in /u-simi/e  of  the  original,  as  well  as  in  literal 
exactness;  and  the  headings,  initial  letters,  &c.,  &c.,  have 
been  accordingly  engraved  for  that  purpose. 

It  only  remains,  here,  that  just  thanks  be  given  to  all 
who  have  aided  the  Editor  in  his  labor:  among  whom 
he  would  gratefully  mention  the  Hon.  John  Russell 
Bartlett,  Secretary  of  State  of  Rhode  Island;  his 
Honor,  Judge  William  R.  Staples,  of  Providence; 
General  G.  M.  Fessenden,  of  Warren,  R.I.;  Richard 
Sherman,  Esq.,  of  Portsmouth,  R.  I. ;  Mr.  Henry 
M.  Tompkins,  the  Town  Clerk  of  Little  Compton, 
R.I.;  Hon.  Williams  Latham,  of  Bridgewater,  Mass.; 
Samuel  F.  Haven,  Esq.,  Librarian  of  the  American 
Antiquarian  Society  in  Worcester,  Mass.;  Rev.  John 
Langdon  Sibley,  Librarian  of  Harvard  College;  and 
Mr.  George  H.  Taber,  of  Fairhaven,  Mass.    Two  gen- 

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PREFATORY    NOTE.         . 

tlcmen  deserve  more  special  mention  for  the  unwearied 
pains  they  have  taken  to  aid  the  Editor  in  some  portions 
of  the  work;  viz.,  his  friend  and  kinsman,  Mr.  Franklin 
B.  Dexter,  now  Tutor  in  Yale  College,  to  whom  he  owes 
the  extrafts  from  the  Diary  of  Dr.  Stiles,  the  identifi- 
cation of  the  site  of  John  Cook's  house  in  Cushnet,  and 
otiier  kindred  helps;  and  the  Hon.  J.  Hammond  Trum- 
bull, Secretary  of  State  of  Conneaicut,  to  whose  disinter- 
ested and  indefatigable  aid  much  of  what  may  be  tiiought 
to  be  of  special  value  in  the  work  will  be  largely  due. 
The  Editor  knows  notiiing  about  the  Indian  tongue;  and 
the  reader  is  desired  to  take  notice  here,  once  for  all,  tiiat 
for  all  tiie  interesting  and  valuable  suggestions  having 
reference  to  that,  which  are  scattered  tiirough  the  book, 
his  tiianks  will  be  wholly  due  to  tiie  learning  and  gen- 
erosity of  that  eminent  savan. 

It  has  not  been  found  possible  —  witiiout  too  great 
enlargement  of  the  volume  — to  insert  herein  tiie  Second 
Part  of  tiie  original  work,  giving  «a  furtiier  account  of 
tiie  Aaions  in  tiie  more  later  Wars  against  tiie  Common 
Enemy  and  Indian  Rebels  in  tiie  Eastern  Parts,  under  tiie 
Command  of  tiie  aforesaid  Capt.  Benj.  Church;''  which 
makes  sixty-six  of  the  solidest  quarto  pages.  That  is  in 
preparation,  and  will  follow  as  a  separate  issue. 

H.  M.  D. 

HnxsiDB,  Roxbdry, 
15th  July,  1865. 

XlV 


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ome  portions 
r.  Franklin 
hom  he  owes 

the  identifi- 
Cushnet,  and 
«OND  Trum- 
hose  disinter- 
ly  be  thought 

largely  due. 

tongue;  and 
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stions  having 
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out  too  great 
n  the  Second 
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the  Common 
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IS.  That  is  in 
issue. 

H.  M.  D. 


INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 


|N  his  preface  to  thefe  <<  Entertaining  Paflages/* 
Colonel  Church  makes  the  apologetic  remark, 
that  "  every  particle  of  hiftorical  truth  is  pre- 
cious.^ That  remark  has  been  conftantly  in 
mind  in  the  preparation  of  what  follows,  having  refer- 
ence to  events  in  the  hiftory  of  this  fimple-hearted,  yet 
noble-hearted  man.  It  would  be  more  exaft  to  ftyle  what 
is  here  offered  **  Matierials  toward  a  Memoir,"  than  fuch 
a  Memoir  itfelf.  Moil  of  the  official  records  in  which 
various  a£tion8  of  his  bufy  life  would  naturally  leave  their 
footmarks,  have  been  fearched,  and  their  various  references 
to  his  career  have  been  gathered  together  and  arranged 
chronologically  here;  fo  as  to  put  the  reader  in  pofleffion 
of  thefe  fragmentary,  yet  faithful,  evidences  of  what  he. 
was.  The  man  himfelf  has  exhaled;  but  fome  rude  im- 
preifion  of  him  remains  in  them,  which  may  ferve  as  a 
matrix  in   which   imagination  may  fhape  fome  image; 


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INTRODUCTORY   MEMOIR.  I  " 

which,  if  far  from  being  a  reproduaion  of  the  perfon 
whom  his  cotemporarics  knew,  muft  yet  have  some  fac- 
fimile  lineaments.  The  humble  office  of  the  editor  is  to 
furnifli  the  mould;  leaving  to  the  reader  the  re-creative 

work. 

Benjamin  Church  was  a  ion  of  Richard.     Richard 
came  to  Maffachufetts  probably  in  the  fleet  with  Gov. 
Winthrop;*  was  a  carpenter  by  trade;   19  Oft.   1630, 
was  propounded  to  be  a  freeman  in  the  Maflachufetts 
Colony;  in  1630,  was  at  Weflaguflet  and  Plymouth;  a 
Jan.  163I  was  freeman  of  Plymouth;  16  Feb.  163I  hired 
William  Baker  to  faw  timber  into  boards  for  him;  was 
"rated  for  public  ufe"  £1  i6s.  in  March  following,  and 
£1  7J.  the  next  year;   married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Richard  Warren,  in  1636;  was  often  a  member  of  the 
"Grand  Enqueft,"  and  was  occafionally  made  referee; 
ferved  as  fergeant  in  the  Pequot  war;  with  John  Tompfon 
helped  build  the  firft  meeting-houfe  (as  fuch)  in  Ply- 
mouth about  1637;  lived  at  Eel-river;  9  April,  1649,  fold 
his  eftate  there  to  Robert  Bartlet  for  £25;  was  in  Charlef- 
town  in  1653,  but  finally  fettled  down  in  Hingham,  where 
he  made  his  will  25  Dec.  1668,  and  died  two  days  after,  at 
Pedham,  leaving  at  leaft  nine  children.! 

•  Savmgt'*  Gtm.  Z»ff.  i :  386 ;  Win-     AT.  S.  HiJ.  d  Gtm.  Rtg.  xi :  IS4  5  Ph^- 
fort    DmMbmry,   a4S;    Deane's   Seitm-     C«/.^«c.  I:  6,8, 11,  xH:  165,  *c.  Sc. 
aU,  234;  Mitchell'.  BridgniaUr,  3631  t  Church  l^aka  \B,  CD.li  91]  oT 

xvl 


M  liit 


« f 


INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 


(f  the  perfon 
ve  some  fac- 
ie editor  is  to 
le  re-creative 

rd.      Richard 
et  with  Gov. 
9  Oft.   1630, 
Maflachufetts 
Plymouth;  a 
!b.  163I  hired 
for  him;  was 
bllowing,  and 
,  daughter  of 
lember  of  the 
made  referee; 
[ohn  Tompfon 
fuch)  in  Ply- 
pril,  1649,  fold 
vas  in  Charlef- 
ingham,  where 
0  days  after,  at 


Benjamin  was  bom  at  Plymouth  in  1639,  and  was  bred 
to  his  father's  trade.  No  other  circumftance  of  his  early 
life  has  found  record.  26  Dec.  1667,  —  when  at  the  age  of 
twenty  feven  or  eight,  —  he  married  Alice,  fecond  daugh- 
ter of  Conftant  and  Elizabeth  ( Collier )  Southworth,  of 
Duxbury;  who  was  then  not  far  from  twenty-one,  having 
been  born  in  1646.  It  is  prefumed  that  their  early  married 
life  was  paffed  in  Duxbury,  though  it  is  probable  that  he 
was  temporarily  refident  in  various  portions  of  the  Colony, 
in  the  purfuit  of  his  vocation.  His  firft  appearance  upon 
the  Plymouth  Colony  Records  is  25  06L  1668,  when  [/». 
C.  R,  vii:  150]  he  is  named  as  on  a  trial  jury  in  the 
cafe  of  Jofias  Winflow  vs.  Kenelm,  and  in  that  of  John 
Doged. 

I  yuiUy  1669,  lefs  than  fix  months  after  his  father's  death, 
the  Court  granted  him  "land  att  Taunton  River"  which 
William  Pabodie  had  taken  up  and  then  furrendcred,  {P, 
C.  R.\i  20]  "for  full  fatisfaaion  for  all  the  right  his 
father,  Richard  Church,  deceafed,  hath  to  land  in  this 
Collonie." 

7  March  1670  [P.  C.  R.  vii:  163],  he  was  one  of  a  petit 
jury  at  Plymouth  for  the  trial  of  feveral  a£Hons.  29  May, 
1670,  [/».  C.R.v:  275],  his  name  appears  upon  the  lift  of 


Jltf.xi:  154;  Piym. 
I,  zii :  165,  tie.  &c. 
M  IB.  CD.  1 191}  at 


Sarah,  wife  of  James  Burrougha,  of    publiihed  lift  ofRichard'schildnn  which 
Briftol,  Uilor,  a«  his  After,  though  no     I  have  feen.     [iV.  JB.  Ui0.  mml  Cm. 
fuch  name  appear*  upon   the  ftilleft     Jttj.  si :  154.] 
c  svli 


\i 


INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 

freemen  of  "  Duxburrow,"  then  tranfcribed  by  Secretary 
Morton.         -^ 
5  yutu,  1671  \P.  C.  JR.  v:  54],  he  was  Conftable  of 

"Duxburro/'  J 

30  O^oier,  1672  [P.  C.  R.  vii:  174],  he  was  one  of  a 
trial  jury  at  Plymouth,  for  the  fecuring  of  juftice  in 
feveral  criminal  cafes. 

4  yuly,  1673  [P.  C.  R.  vii:  181],  he  was  one  of  a  trial 

jury  at  Plymouth  for  eight  civil  and  criminal  cafes.     He 

alfo  made  return  {P.  C.  R.  v:  126],  with  John  Rogers, 

Daniell  Wilcockes,  Conftant  Southworth,  William  Pa- 

bodie  and  Edward  Gray,  that,  purfuant  to  the  order  of  the 

Court,  they  had  bounded  out  "  the  fouthfyde  of  thofe  lands 

formerly  graunted  vnto  the  inhabitants  of  Plymouth  at 

Punckatee/eti,''  &c.    At  the  fame  time  [P.  C.R.v:  126], 

liberty  was  granted  him  with  John  Tompfon,  by  the  Court 

to  purchafe  land  of  «  Tufpaquine,  the  blacke  fachem,  and 

William  his  Son,  for  the  inhabitants  and  propriators  of  the 

towne  of  Middleberry,"  Ac.    The  proprietors  were  to  have 

until  the  laft  of  the  November  following,  to  repay  Church 

and  Tompfon,  and  take  the  land;  but  it  appears  [Ididf  146], 

that  they  failed  to  do  fo,  and  that  the  Court,  3  June,  1674, 

granted  Church  and  Tompfon  "one  third  p^  of  the  faid 

land,  for  theire  cecuritie  and  evidence."    23  July,  1673 

[Proprietor's  Records  Sacone/],  he  met  with  the  newly 

organized  Company  to  purchafe  and  fettle  the  Sacotut 


■i^-rw 


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g-^HS^jitE  ^^)r4#  ^^irmi1^Mr.ti<mi  ■ 


K*^^^*«>-  i  -"'J  - 


)cd  by  Secretary 

/M  Conftable  of 

ne  was  one  of  a 
ng  of  juftice    in 

ms  one  of  a  trial 
minal  cafes.  He 
th  John  Rogers, 
th,  William  Pa- 
)  the  order  of  the 
^de  of  thofe  lands 
of  Plymouth  at 
P.  C.R.v.  126], 
»fon,  by  the  Court 
iacke  fachem,  and 
propriators  of  the 
itors  were  to  have 
,  to  repay  Church 
ppears  [Ibidy  146], 
mrt,  3  June,  1674, 
ird  pi  of  the  faid 

,»»  23  Juiy»  1673 

with  the  newly 
fettle  the  Saconet 


INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 

lands;  appearing  in  the  right  of  Richard  Biftiop  and 
Richard  Beare.  Sometime  in  this  year  his  oldeft  fon 
Thomas  was  born. 

10  April,  1674  [P.  R.  S.\  the  Saconet  company  met 
at  Duxbury,  and  Church  drew  the  lots  numbered  19  and 
29.  He  proceeded  during  the  fummer  following  to  clear 
and  ereft  buildings  upon  lot  No.  19  (  fee  note  21  pq/l), 

2  March,  167  J  \P.  C,  R.  vii:  195],  he  was  on  a  trial  jury 
at  Plymouth,  (bowing  that  his  removal  to  the  very  outlkirts 
of  the  Colony  was  not  dcHgned,  by  him  or  by  the  Colonifts, 
to  diffociate  him  from  their  conftant  fervice.  Church's 
own  account  of  himfelf  in  connexion  with  the  outbreak  of 
the  war  which  now  began  to  defolate  the  land  feems  to 
begin  about  15  June,  1675  [note  14, /C^];  but  the  "Brieff 
Narrative  of  the  beginning  and  progreffe  of  the  p'fent 
trouble  between  vs  and  the  Indians,"  fubmitted  to  the 
Commiffioners  of  the  United  Colonies,  by  the  Ply- 
mouth Commiffioners,  in  the  November  following,  and 
which  bears  the  marks  of  having  been  carefully  drawn, 
fays  [P.  C.  R.x:  363],  "on  the  7*  June*  Mr.  Benjamine 
Church  being  on  Rhod  Ifland;  Weetamoe  and  fome  of  her 
Cheiffe  men  told  him  that  Phillip  Intended  a  warr  fpeedily 
with  the  Englifli,"  &c.  It  would  feem  to  have  been  about 
15  June  that  he  had  an  interview  with  Awafhonks  and 
Weetamoe,  as  narrated  in  his  own  account,  and  went  to 
Plymouth  to  fee  the  Governor.    The  Punkatees  fight  was 


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INTRODUCTORY    MIMOIR. 

9  JuJy;  »9  Jw^y  ^^^  Pocaffct  Expedition  began:  in  the  laft 
of  that  month,  Philip  got  acrofs  Tihcui  river  in  the  night, 
and  fled  for  the  lUpmuk  country.  27  OAober  [P.  C.  R. 
vii:  196],  thefe  warlike  proceedings  were  interfperfed  with 
a  civil  fuit  againft  Church,  of  Richard  French  of  Marlh- 
field,  Executor  of  the  eftate  of  Richard  Beare,  claiming 
damages  of  40*,  in  an  aaion  of  debt,  concerning  which 
the  record  is,  "  the  jury  find  for  the  plaintiffc  the  coft  of 
the  fuite."  The  fecond  week  in  December,  Church  ftarts 
for  the  war  again  as  «  a  Reformado  "  with  Gen.  Winflow, 
and  on  the  19th  of  that  month  was  wounded  in  the 
famous  Narraganfett  fwamp  fight,  Jind  carried  over  to 
Rhode-Ifland  to  be  cured. 

27  yanuaryj  1676  (note  140,  pq/i)y  he  darted  with  the 
army  for  the  Nipmuk  country;  29  Feb.  (note  iShP^h  *»« 
feems  to  have  met  with  the  Plymouth  Council  of  War,  at 
Marlhfield;  11-13  March  (note  1 59, /e^),  arrived  at  Capt. 
Almy*s,  on  Rhode-Ifland,  with  his  wife  and  fon  Thomas; 
12  May,  his  fon  Conftant  was  born;  6  June,  he  arrived 
at  Plymouth  by  way  of  Wood's  Hole;  foon  went  back 
the  fame  way,  faw  the  Sacomi  Indians  on  the  rocks,  and 
procured  a  formal  meeting  with  Awa/honks^  refulting  in  a 
treaty,  and,  25  June,  difpatched  Peter  to  Plymouth  with 
the  "Articles";  met  Maj.  Bradford  and  his  army,  re- 
turned to  Plymouth,  and  went  to  meet  Awa/honks  at  Mai" 
iapoi/eitt  8  July;    was  commiflioned,  and  went  out  to 


"fwar 


-  -,  -  i»    -  •  — ;  •        - 


egan:  in  the  lad 
ver  in  the  night, 
ftober  [P.  C.  R. 
interfperfed  with 
rench  of  Marfli- 
Beare»  claiming 
>ncerning  which 
ntiffe  the  coft  of 
er,  Church  ftarta 
1  Gen.  Winflow, 
ivounded  in  the 
carried  over  to 

!  darted  with  the 
lote  isa,>^)»he 
)uncil  of  War,  at 
i,  arrived  at  Capt. 
md  fon  Thomas; 
June,  he  arrived 
foon  went  back 
>n  the  rocks,  and 
nkSf  refulting  in  a 
0  Plymouth  with 
id  his  army,  re- 
\wa/honks  at  Mat- 
md  went  out  to 


INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 

capture  the  Monpon/tSSy  lo  July;  34  July,  had  his  com- 
miflfion  enlarged,  and  Aarted  to  guard  the  carts  to  Taun- 
ton, whence  he  went  to  Acufhntt^  and  captured  many 
prifoncrs,  and  returned  to  Plymouth  by  way  of  Sippican ; 
30  July,  darted  for  Bridgewater,  chafed  Philip  over  into 
the  fwamps  in  Norton  and  Rchoboth,  and  took  many  prif- 
oners,  with  whom  he  got  fafe  back  to  Plymouth,  4  Au- 
gud;  7  Augud,  he  "rallied''  for  Dartmouth,  and  by  10 
Augud  darted  for  Pocaffet  woods,  went  over  to  the  ifland, 
and  down  to  Maj.  Sanford's  to  fee  his  wife,  and  next 
morning  killed  Philip  in  the  fwamp  fouth  of  Mount-Hope, 
and  got  back  to  Plymouth  on  the  17th;  early  in  Septem- 
ber, he  fet  his  fuccefsful  trap  for  Ti/paquin^  and  foon 
darted  out  once  more  ader  AnnawoUf  whom  he  took  on 
the  night  of  11  September.  17  October,  the  Maflachufetts 
General  Ccurt  wrote  to  Plymouth  [Ma/s.  Col.  Ru,  v:  126J 
aiking  to  be  aflided  againd  the  Eadem  Indians  "  with  fome 
Englifli,  &  alfo  fome  of  your  Indians,  and  Capt,  CAurchf 
whom  we  have  fpoken  with  here  &  finde  him  ready  to 
ferve  God  and  the  country,  &c.";  i  November,  he  was 
appointed  [P.  C.R.v:  215]  by  Plymouth  Court,  with 
William  Pabodie  and  Nathaniel  Thomas,  to  lay  out  lands 
granted  to  David  and  Thomas  Lake  near  Saconet  and  Pun- 
kateaft ;  alfo,  with  the  fame,  to  lay  out  fome  lands  in  aid  of 
a  ferry  at  Pocaffet ;  while  he  and  John  Simmons  are  granted 

'\Ibid,  a  16]  a  leafe  for  padurage  at  Pocaffet,    4  November 

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INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 

[P.  C.  J?,  xl!  a4al.  the  Court  ordcre'd  u  f<>"»«'=  "^'P; 

Uin,  B.nl.m.n  Church  h»u.ingi  for  ...d  in  the  b.h.lfe  of 

,h.  Colloni..  .ng.ged  to  feu.r.ll  Indian.;  .bout  fine  o, 

.1x1  That  inc.«  they  did  carry  well  they  Ihould  abide  in 

thi.  Jurifdiftion;  and  not  fold  to  any  fforralgne  p'tc.;  «- 

cordingly  thi.  Court  doth  confelrme  the  fa.d  «;!!«•■"«»« 

„d  doth  hereby  tollarate  theire  ftay  a.  aforfaldi  notw.th- 

ftanding  any  law  of  thi.  Colloni.  to  the  contrary;  except- 

inu,  if  any  of  them  Ihould  appeer  to  haue  h«l  a  hand  in 

Iny  horred  murder  of  any  of  the  Englifl.  P'«-'"'y  «" 

cepting  one  Croffman;  whoe  i.  accufed  to  haue  had  a 

Zcm  hand  in  the  crewell  murder  of  M'  He«ki.h  Wil- 

''",■5  TlMWO-,  167!.  Capt.  Church  wa.  comoiiffioned  again 
by  *e  Plymouth  government,  and  went  o-t  «^'»  "^ 
[p.  .8.,/^]  took  "diver,  partie.  of  Indian.."    6  March 
[P.  C.  R.vl  »i\.  the  Plymouth  Court  granted  leave  U, 
Lht  of  Church'.  Indian  foldier.  to  fetUe  «  Sa^'*"'^'' 
fupplylng  ">«■»  -*  "»•>'  °»  condition  .hat  *ey  hold 
thmfelve.  ready  for  military  fervic.  under  h.m   "hee 
fatiafying  the  IndUn..  to  haue  the  whole  prophett  of  fuA 
„  adventure."    7  J-".  [A  C.  R.  v:  .34].  he  ..  .u*o^ 
i„d  to  .a  a.  a  magiftrate  to  iffue  warrant.,  ftc,  at  W 
„,  and  P«aff.i;  .3  July  U^i^-  H'l  "e  «  «"1P»«^  ^^ 
the  Court  a.  agent  of  the  widow  of  Daniel  H.warf.  for 
Ae  management  of  ti.e  land,  of  her  late  huftand;  30 

Mil 


^V 


lows:  "Cap- 
the  behalfe  of 
about  fiuc  or 
iould  abide  in 
jne  p'tcs;  ac- 
1  engagement 
'aid;  notwith- 
arary;  except- 
had  a  hand  in 
p'ticularly  ex- 
o  haue  had  a 
lezekiah  Wil- 

niflioned  again 
out  again  and 
ns."    6  March 
anted  leave  to 
at  Sacomtf  he 
that  they  hold 
ler  him,  "hee, 
rophett  of  fuch 
,  he  is  author- 
ts,  &c.,  at  Stuo- 
\  recognized  by 
iel  Haward,  for 
:e  hufband;  30 


INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 

Oaobcr  {Ibiti.  146;  vii:  308],  he  wai  on  a  trial  jury  at 
Plymouth. 

5  Marek^  167I,  he  was  appointed  by  the  Court  {P.  C,  /?. 
v:  352],  with  John  Richmond  of  Taunton,  to  divide  fome 
land  at  Satomt  belonging  to  "hildrcn  of  the  late  John 
Irifh;  5  July  [Ibid,  265],  he  was  empowered,  by  fpccial 
order,  to  adminiHer  to  John  Iri(h  the  oath  to  fcrve  as  con- 
ftable  at  Satomt. 

8  Manh,  167!  [P,  C.  R.  vl:  7]  he  was  rc-appointed  to 
be  a  magiArate  for  Saconst  and  Pocaffet. 

4  March,  1679  [Briftol  County  {Ma/s.)  Detds,  ii:  144], 
he  buys  of  Arthur  Hathaway  of  Dartmouth,  for  JC16,  one 
(hare  in  Punkattafi  neck,  with  one  (hare  of  the  Court  grant 
of  which  faid  neck  was  a  part;  fame  date  \Ibid.  ii:  146],  ho 
buys  a  fimilar  (hare  of  Edward  Gray  of  Plymouth,  for  £ia. 

I  January ,  i6i|  \Ibid,  ii:  143],  he  bought  a  fimilar  (hare 
of  Richard  Wright,  tailor,  of  New  Plymouth,  for  40J. 
Sometime  before  March  of  this  year,  with  fcven  others 
[Proceidings  of  Ma/s.  Hi/l.  Soc.,  Sept.  1857,  238],  he  be- 
came a  purchafer  of  Pocafei  lands,  and  agreed  to  endeavor 
the  well  fettling  of  a  plantation  there,  and  to  <*  joine  with 
Succonnitt  Proprietors  in  the  calling  of  a  Gospell  Mineter 
ft  for  his  incouragement  as  to  his  outward  fubfiftence 
ftc.**;  7  July  [P.  C.  R.  vi:  43],  he  was  appointed,  with 
Nathaniel  Thomas  and  William  Pabodie,  "to  bound  out 
TaMmanuck^s  thoufand  acres  of  land  att  or  about  Saco- 


IMTRODUCTOIIY    MIMOIR. 


netf;  14  Sept.  {Bri/lol,  ^.-/.,  Town  Retordt,  I:  a6],  he 
figned  and  fe.led  the  "  Grand  Article!  •»  for  the  fettlcmcnt 

of  Briftol,  R-I. 

1  iWiirr4, 168?  {P,  C  R.  vl:  58],  with  Nathaniel  Thomti 
«nd  Edward  Gray,  he  petitioned  to  have  the  llnea  run 
between  their  PocafU  purchafe  and  the  "  frcemen't  land  " 
at  Fall  River,  and  the  Court  ordered  William  Pabodle  to 
do  It;  7  July,  1681  [A  C  R.  vl:  69],  he  woa  authorized 
by  the  Court "  to  cutt  and  cleare  "  a  more  dlrea  way  from 
Mount-Hope  to  Bofton,  there  being  "great  need"  of  one; 
at  the  fame  Court  [P,  C  R,  vU:  a40»  ^e,  with  others,  by 
N.  Thomai,  their  attorney,  fued  David  Lake  for  £500,  for 
interrupting  them  from  quiet  and  peaceable  poffcffion  of 
their  Poeaffiit  landi;  1  Sept.  [_B.  T,  R.  I:  46],  the  firft  pro- 
prieton  of  the  Mount-Hope  purchafe  met  (76  In  number, 
"Capt  Benjamin  Church"  heading  the  lift),  and  agreed 
that  the  name  of  the  town  ftiould  be  Briftol;  10  Nov.  {B. 
T.RAi  49],  with  N.  Byfield  and  Sergeant  John  Cary,  he 
was  appointed  to  make  a  rate  upon  the  new  town. 

7  March,  i68|  [P.  C  R.  vii:  a47]»  »>«.  ^i^h  othert,  by 
N.  Thomai,  attorney,  fued  William  Earle  of  Dartmouth 
for  forcibly  hindering  the  running  of  the  boundary  line  of 
the  Pbeaftt  purchafe;  aa  May,  168a  [B.  T.  R.  i:  49]»  *»« 
was  chofen  Deputy  to  reprefent  Briftol  in  the  Colony 
Court,  and  firft  Seleaman  for  the  year  enfuing;  7  July 
\P,  C  R.y\\  93],  he  was  commlffioned  as  a  magiftrate, 


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v/ 


rdt^  \\  a6],  he 
the  fcttlcmcnt 

mntcl  ThomM 
the  lines  run 
cemen'i  land  " 
im  Pabodie  to 
«rai  authorized 
IreA  way  from 
need**  of  one; 
with  othen,  by 
e  for  £500,  for 
le  pofleflion  of 
.],  the  firft  pro- 
(76  in  number, 
[l)y  and  agreed 
(I;  ID  Nov.  [J?. 
John  Cary,  he 
r  town. 

Mrith  others,  by 
!  of  Dartmouth 
loundary  line  of 
T.RAx  49],  he 
in  the  Colony 
enfuing;  7  July 
K8  a  magiftrate, 


INTRODUCTORY    MFMOIR 

and  authorised  to  fulcmnixe  mnrriagcii;  17  OA.  [A  C  R> 
vii:  357],  he  made  an  official  return  to  the  Court  covering 
the  tcdimony  of  Waytruttt  (/twa^onh's  hu(band)  and 
three  other  Saeon*i  Indians,  that  to  their  knowledge  the 
little  ifland  of  Chiffawanutkt  (Hog  Ifland)  belonged  to 
Maffafoit  and  his  fon  Wam/utta. 

38  May,  1683  \B.  T.  R,\\  51  J,  he  wos  re-clc6tcd  Dtj)- 
uty;  5  July  \B.  C.  £>.  ii:  146],  with  Wm.  Hnbodie  ot 
Little  Compton,  he  agrees  that  the  r^d  lot  nt  Satomt 
fhould  be  his;  7  July  [/».  C,  R.  vii:  363],  John  Soffin,  mer- 
chant,* fues  him  for  £100,  for  "daming  a  certain  water- 
courfe  into  a  coue  on  Poppafquafh  necke**;  34  Oft.  \B>  T. 
R.  i:  54],  he  agrees  with  the  voters  of  Briftol  to  make 
three  wolf-pits  in  a  month's  time,  and,  with  others,  was 
clothed  "  with  full  power  in  the  towne's  behalf  in  refers 
ence  to  rates  now  due  from  Mr.  J.  Saffin**;  31  Oft.  j^P.  C. 
R.  vii :  369],  Saffin  complained  to  the  Court  of  him  and 
his  aflbciate  raters  of  damage  of  £34  for  unjuft  alTeflment, 
but  the  Court  found  for  defendants,  and  aflcfled  Saffin  £4 
5 J.  cofts  of  Court;  fame  date,  fame  Saffin  fued  Church  for 
£80,  for  the  old  caufe  of  "daming"  his  creek,  and  the 
jury  found  for  Saffin  £3  and  co(U. 

3  Marekf  i68|  [B.  T.RA:  43],  he  agrees  with  Nathaniel 
Byfield  to  maintain  a  fence  of  393  rods  in  length,  between 
their  farms,  each  to  build  and  keep  in  repair  196^  rods; 
9  Feb.  1684  [B.  CD.  i:  311],  he  buys  of  John  Walley 


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INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 

and  others,  for  £io,  certain  houfe-lots,  &c.,  &c.,  in  Briftol; 
ao  Feb.  \Ibid.  309],  he  buys  of  the  fame  parties,  for  £87, 
feveral  houfe-lots  and  other  lands,  with  ^  of  a  mill,  and  tV 
of  the  "ferry  farm,"  in  Briftol;  26  March  [Bri/lol Btrths, 
i:  56],  his  then  only  daughter,  Elizabeth,  was  bom;  21  May 
\B    T  R.'v.  55],  he  was  re-chofen  Deputy,  and  elefted 
third  Seleaman;  16  Sept.  {Ibid.  57],  with  Capt  Walley, 
he  was  chofen  «  for  the  ufing  endeavors  to  bring  £s»  from 
next  Oaober  Court  of  the  Cape  money  for  the  Incourage- 
ment  of  a  School-mafter";  13  November  \B.  C.  D.  1:  5oJ» 
he  cffeacd  the  divifion  of  the  Haward  land  in  Saamet,  to 
which  he  had  been  appointed  by  the  Court;  28  Novem- 
ber \B.  C.  D.  i:  181],  he  fells,  for  £45,  to  Rowland  Rob- 
infon  of  Newport  the  24th  lot  at  Saconet,  and  40  acres  at 

^^7(11^.  168s  \B,  T.  R.  i:  62],  he  "dilburfed"  10,.  to 
help  make  up  £5,  to  pay  for  the  freight  of  «*«  g^ods  of 
"Mr.  Cobbit,  the  fchoolmafter";  22  September  llbtd.  63J, 
he  was  chofen  one  of  three  «  raters,'*  and  one  of  a  Town 
Council  of  five,  "to  join  with  the  Commiffion  officers  ot 
this  town  by  way  of  ordering  concerns  in  any  excgences 
relating  to  meletia  affairs." 

17  Mayy  1686  \I6id,  68],  he  was  chofen  firft  Seleaman; 
I  July  \Briliol  Birthsy  &c.  i:  18],  his  third  fon,  Nathaniel, 
was  bom  (who  died  29  Feb.  following) ;  9  November  \B. 
T.  R.  i:  70],  he  engaged  « to  deliver  in  four  cords  of  fire- 


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:.,  &c.,  inBriftol; 
parties,  for  £87, 
r  of  a  mill,  and  -Ar 
\i\Bri/lol  Births, 
Dvasbom;aiMay 
puty,  and  elefted 
ith  Capt  Walley, 
to  bring  £5,  from 
for  the  Incourage- 
r  \B.  C.  D.  i:  5o]» 
land  in  Saciut,  to 
burt;  28  Novem- 
to  Rowland  Rob- 
et,  and  40  acres  at 

dilburfed"  i<w.  to 
[it  of  the  goods  of 
ptember  \Ibid.  63], 
tnd  one  of  a  Town 
nmiflion  officers  ot 
\  in  any  cxcgenccs 

en  firft  Seleaman; 
lu-d  fan,  Nathaniel, 
) ;  9  November  \B' 
\  four  cords  of  fire- 


INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 

wood  for  the  Rev.  Mr.  Lee,"  to  help  make  42  cords;  18 
November  \B,  C.  D.  ii:  271],  he  fells  20  acres  of  land  at 
Sacontt,  for  £11,  to  William  Pabodie. 

II  February^  i68f  \B.  C.  D.  iii:  290],  he  buys  ofW.  Pa- 
bodie and  W.  Southworth  of  Saconet  an  i8-acre  lot,  for 
£13;  4  May  \B.  T.  R>\\  72],  he  was  chofen  the  firft  of 
four  Seleamen  at  Briftol;  8  May  \Rev.  Dr.  Shepard's 
Two  Difcourfes,  10],  he  became  one  of  the  original 
eight  members  of  the  Firft  Congregational  Church  in 

Briftol. 

23  January,  i68|  \B.  C.  D.  iii:  37©],  he  buys  of  Seth 
Arnold  of  Duxbury,  one-half  of  the  33*  lot  in  Punkateaft 
neck ;  19  February  \Ibid.  ii:  i45]>  *»«  exchanged  with  John 
Roufe  of  Marihfigld  the  29*  lot  (which  was  the  fecond  he 
originally  drew)  at  Saconet  for  the  18*  (which  adjoined 
the  19^  the  firft  which  he  originally  drew,  and  on  which 
he  had  built  his  houfe  there) ;  21  May  1688  \B,  T,  R.'v. 
73],  he  was  chofen  again  the  firft  of  four  Seleftmen  at 
Briftol;  16  Jijly  \B,  C.  D.'v.  91],  he  buys  for  £100,  a 
whole  fliare  of  land  in  Little  Compton,  of  Jofiah  Cook  and 
Jofeph  Harding  of  Eaftham;  29  September  \Ibid.  97],  "  for 
the  love,  goodwill  and  affe6tion  which  I  have  and  beare 
toward  my  loving  firiend  and  Brother-in-taw  James  Bur- 
roughs of  Briftol,  Tailor,  and  Sarah,  his  now  wife  (being 
my  fifter)  "  he  gave  his  "  home-lot"  on  the  comer  of  Hope 


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'     INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 

and  Qjiecn  Sts.  in  Briftol ,•  being  131  ft.  by  59  ft.,  with  other 
lands  enumerated;  17  Oaober  [/6ui.  vii:  572],  "or  £33.  he 
fold  to  James  Peckham,  of  Little  Compton,  lands  in  that 
town,  and  fame  date  [IM  iii:  326],  bought  of  faid  Peck- 
ham  for  £13,  two  lots  in  faid  town;  ai  November  [/Sid. 
i:  338],  he  bought  for  £6,  of  Samuel  Sanford  of  Portf- 
mouth,  land  at  Little  Compton;   28  November  [/did,  1: 
7S],  he  exchanged  certain  lots  in  Little  Compton  for  cer- 
tain other  lots  there  owned  by  John  Culhen  of  Scituate; 
6  December  [/6id.  i:  75]»  ^^  <oW  for  £90,  lands  in  LitUc 
Compton  to  Peter  Tailer  of  Newport;  26  December,  [/Aid, 
82],  for  £24,  he  fold  land  at  Little  Compton  to  Mathew 
Howard  of  that  town. 

24  yanuaty,  i68|  [/did.  81],  for  £16,  he  fold  to  James  Cafe 
and  Anna  his  wife,  of  Little  Compton,  40  acres  of  land  in 
that  town;  6  February  [/Aid.  ix:  173],  he  fells,  for  42s.  a 
ferry  lot  at  Pocafei  to  William  Wodel;  6  September 
[EnUrtaining  Pajfagis,  &c.  56],  he  was  commiffioned  Ma- 
jor, and  Commander-in-Chief,  of  Plymouth  forces  for  the 
firft  Eaftern  Expedition;  7  September,  1689  [B.C.D.'m*. 
368],  he  buys  of  William  Fobes,  for  £io,  a  lot  in  LitUe 
Compton;  18  September  [JS".  P.  59]»  received  his  inftruc- 
tions  from  the  Commiffioners  of  the  United  Colonies,  and 

•  Rer.  Dr.  Shepard  fcy.  in  «  note     comer    of  Th«me. '.nd  ConfMlution 

to  hi.  TV-  /?jr«-rA.  (p. SO  "tmdJ-  ^^f'  *»^  ft°"«  f '""?  ^,ZS^ 
Uon  fay.  that  ttw  old  Trfbee  houfe,  in  only  remains  (1857),  wm  built  by  Col. 
this  town,  [Briltol]  ftanding  near  to  the     Church." 

uviii 


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,  p,  ..-^  <}^'t'0'itit-MMIItf'9-'-'^'%i'''Tf'n''*i*'<''0''ls^'' 


59  ft.,  with  other 
572],  "or  X33,  he 
on,  lands  in  that 
;ht  of  faid  Peck- 
November  [/6id. 
lanford  of  Portf- 
vember  [Uid,  1: 
Compton  for  cer- 
[hen  of  Scituate; 
Of  lands  in  Little 
December,  [/did, 
upton  to  Mathew 

fold  to  James  Cafe 
o  acres  of  land  in 
lie  fells,  for  42^.  a 
el;  6  September 
:ommiffior.ed  Ma- 
>uth  forces  for  the 
[689  [B.C.D.nii 
10,  a  lot  in  Little 
ceived  his  inftruc> 
lited  Colonies,  and 

hamet'and  Conftitution 
lone  chimney  of  which 
(1857),  WM  built  by  Col. 


INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 

ftartedforCafco;  21  Seipitmher  [Ori^nal  leiier  0/ Churchy 
in  Mafs.  State  Paper  Office\  had  an  engagement  with  the 
enemy,  in  which  eleven  of  his  foldiers  were  killed  and  ten 
wounded;  13  November  [fVtt/is's  Hijl.  Portland  280],  he 
had  a  Council  of  war  at  Falmouth,  foon  after  which  he 
returned  home;  25  December  \jP.  C.  R.  vi:  228],  a  com- 
mittee was  appointed  by  the  Colony  to  fettle  with  him  and 
others  ''the  charges  of  the  warr,  Slc.^  and  the  Court 
ordered  him  40J.  a  week  and  £10,  over,  befides  what  he 
might  receive  "from  the  Bay.** 

6  February y  i6|#  \E.  P.  65],  he  wrote  to  the  Governor 
and  Council  of  Maflfachufetts  appealing  on  behalf  of  the 
poor  inhabitants  of  Maine;  10  May,  1690  \B.  C.  D.  ii:  66], 
for  £7,  he  fells  to  Edward  Gray  of  Little  Compton  land  in 
Sapowit  neck  in  faid  town;  30  May  [Ibid.  147],  he  buys  of 
Captain  Chriftopher  Almy  of  Rhode  Ifland,  for  £11  loj., 
four  thirtieths  of  lands  left  by  the  purchafers  oi  Pocajfetty  at 
Fall-river,  for  ere6Hng  a  mill  or  mills;  2  September  \E,  P, 
69J,  was  Commiffioned  for  the  fecond  Eaftem  Expedition;  9 
September  [Ibid.  70],  received  his  inftruftions,  and  ftarted; 
was  back  to  Briftol  in  three  or  four  weeks;  4  November 
[P.  C.  R.  vi:  255],  was  appointed  by  the  Court  to  take 
charge  of  a  contribution  propofed  in  the  County  of  Briftol 
for  the  relief  "  of  ye  town  of  Wells  &  parts  adjacent;  '*  27 
November  [E.  P.  77],  wrote  from  Briftol  to  "  the  Eaftern 

parts;**  a  December  [B.  C.  D.  iii:  369;  v:  521],  ex- 
nix 


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iKtRObUCTORY    MEMOIR. 

Changed  with  W.  Pabodic  of  Little  Compton  two  lots  in 

faid  town.  ^,    .      t  » 

8  June,  1691  \B.  C.D.U  ml  he  fells  to  Nathaniel 
Byfield,  for  £50,  one  fixteenth  part  of  Poppafquajh  neck, 
being  43  acres  more  or  lefs;  .28  Auguft  \Ibid,  i:  m],  he 
buys  of  his  brother  Caleb  Church  of  Watertown,  "miU- 
wright,-  for  £100,  i3i-30*^  of  Pocaffett  purchafe,  being  30 
rod.  in  breadth,  «  and  containes  y  river  commonly  called 
y*  Fall-river  &  y*  benefit  of  y*  ftream,  and  y*  ftnp  of  land 
defiencd  for  y  ufe  of  a  mill,  or  mills,  with  y  \  part  of  y 
fawmiU,  &c.  &c.-,  23  September  [/«  ii:  257],  he  buys 
for  £70,  of  N.  Thomas,  of  Marlhfield,  lands  at  Sacofut 

2«:  "fuh.  1602  \E,  P.  82],  he  was  commiffioncd  for  the 
third  Eaftem  Expedition;  11  Auguft,  had  his  inftrudtions 
and  ftarted  for  Penobfcot,  -  did  what  fervice  he  could 

and  returned.  ,  ,     ^  „    r     r.,  ♦/» 

6  March,  1693  \.B,  C.  D.  vii:  154],  he  feUs,  for  £21,  to 
Samuel  Crandall  land  at  Little  Compton;  23  May  ^htd,  y. 
Ill  he  buys  of  W.  Wodel,  of  Portfmouth,  for  £3,  lands  in 
Fdl-river;  i  Auguft  \Ibid,  ii:  X49],  he  buys  of  Thomas 
Burge  of  Little  Compton,  for  £7  i<«.,  a  meadow  lot  of  3 
acres  in  that  town;  fame  date  \Ibid,  ii:  142],  he  fells  to 
faid  Burge  for  £15,  40  rods  fquare  of  land  in  the  fame 

"^^^  January,  169I  [/^.  i:  282], he  fells,  for  £34,  to  Daniel 
Eaton  of  Little  Compton  one  (hare  of  the  undivided  lands 


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n  two  lots  in 

to  Nathaniel 
\a/qua/h  neck, 
id,\\  in],  he 
•rtown, "  mill- 
hafe,  being  30 
nmonly  called 
f  ftrip  of  land 
y"  \  part  of  y* 
257],  he  buys 
I  at  Saconet. 
QSoned  for  the 
lis  inftru£tions, 
vice  he  could 

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3May[/W(/.v: 
for  £3,  lands  in 
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142],  he  fells  to 
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INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 

in  that  town;  16  February  \Ibid.\\\'.  397],  he  buys  of 
Benjamin  Woodworth  of  Little  Compton,  for  £10,  mea- 
dow lots  in  that  town;  20  April,  1694  [Ibid,  vi:  177!, 
he  buys  of  Gerfhora  Wodel  of  Poca/et,  for  £3,  lands  at 
Fall-river;  23  July  \B.  T.R.'x'.  92], «  Major  Church  "  was 
chofen  by  the  town  of  Briftol  the  firft  of  its  5  afleflbrs;  30 
July  [B.  CD.  v.  97],  he  bought  back, for  £50, his  « home- 
lot"  in  Briftol  which  he  had  fold  (29  Sept.  1688)  to  hit 
brother-in-law, James  Burroughs;  6  September  \Ibid.  385], 
he  buys  of  Ifrael  Hubbard  and  Jonathan  Dodfon  of  Scitu- 
ate,  for  £150,  one  "great  lot"  in  Freetown, " being  the 
fecond  lot  from  y*  Fall-river." 

29  Dtcimber,i6gs  \l6id.  ii:  21],  he  fells  to  Jofeph  Ta- 
ber  of  Tiverton  80  acres  at  Nomguidy  with  a  grift  mill,  and 
jilfo  39  acres  in  Punkateqft  neck,  with  other  lots,  for  £360, 
faid  Tabor  agreeing  to  maintain  the  grift-mill,  as  Church 
had  done,  with  the  agents  of  the  proprietors  of  Saconet. 

23  March,  1696  \B.  T.  R.  i:  9^1  Major  Church  was 
chofen  Moderator  of  Briftol  town-meeting,— the  laft  time 
his  name  is  mentioned  on  the  records  of  that  town,  indicat- 
ing his  removal  very  foon  after  to  Fall-river;  2  May  \B.  C. 
D.  i:  290],  he  depofed  that  in  1680  he  faw  Hugh  Wood- 
berry  fencing  **  the  nth  lot  of  y»  freeman's  land,"  &c.,  in 
Freetown;  27  July  \Ilnd.  ii:  217],  he  fells,  for  £18,  to  John 
Palmer,  carpenter,  of  Little  Compton,  40  acres  of  land  in 
that  town;  3  Auguft  \E.  P.  87],  he  was  commii5oiied  to 


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INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 

go  on  the  fourth  Expedition  eaft;  la  Auguft  \Ibid.  88], 
had  his  inllruaions,  and  went  out,  returning  in  the  Au- 
tumn. ^,       .  « ,  ^ 
i8  January,  \m  C^'  C' ^'  ^^^  39o],  Major  Church  « late 
of  Briftol  now  of  Tiverton  »»•  —  (howing  that  he  had  now 
become  a  refident  of  Fall-river - « for  natural  love"  gives 
to  his  fon  Thomas,  of  Briftol,  feveral  parcels  of  land,  with 
a  houfe,  &c.;  5  September,  1700  \Ihid.  iii:  183],  he  buys 
of  Jofeph  Church  of  LitUc  Compton  for  £100,  feveral  lots 
of  land  at  Saconet  Point;  20  December  \Ib%d.  iii:  291],  he 
buys  of  Latham  Clark,  of  Newport,  for  £140,  a  whole  half 
Ihare  of  the  freeman's  lot  at  Freetown. 

7  March,  170?  \I1nd.  iv:  29],  he  with  others,  deeds  land 
in  Little  Compton  to  William  Hiliard;  10  December,  1701 
\IHd.  v:  161],  he  buys  of  Henry  Head  of  Little  Compton, 
for  £10,  land  in  that  town. 

27  Manh,  1702  \Ibid.  iv:  17],  "  in  confideration  of  nat- 
ural love  and  affeaion,"  he  deeds  to  his  fon  Edward  large 
traas  of  land  in  Briftol,  "  his  houfe  on  Hope  St  &  Qyeen 
St,"  &c.  &c.;  7  Oaober  llbid.  iv:  37],  he  buys  of  John 
Bav^-^v  of  Newport,  for  £40,  certain  lands  in  Little  Comp- 


•  "HU  (Col.  Church'O  dwelling- 
houfe  ftood  between  the  prefent  dwell- 
ing-houfc  of  Col.  Richard  Borden,  and 
that  of  hi«  brother  JefTerfon,  and  re- 
mained till  within  40  yecrt."  Fowler's 
Hijt.  SMcM  of  Fall  Hivtr,  p.  19  [A.  D. 
1841].    Thie  waa  on  the  fouth  fide  of 

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Annawon  St.,  near  Pond  St,  flfom  50 
to  75  it  ftom  the  former.  The  late 
extenfion  of  the  Old  Colony  and  Fall 
River  R.  R.  to  Newport,  paffes  direAly 
through  the  premifea.  [JTS.  letter  from 
Hon.  Jelferfon  Borden.] 


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it  he  had  now 
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183],  he  buys 
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}ld  Colony  and  Fall 
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INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 

ton;  30  Oftober  [/did.  lOo],  he  buys,  for  £4  lox.  of  D. 
Wilcocks  of  Portfmouth,  John  Woodman  of  Little  Comp- 
ton, and  Thomas  and  Roger  Cory  of  Tiverton,  lands  at 
Fall-river. 

12  January,  170}  [/6ui.  67],  «Li*;ut.  Col.  Church  of  Tiv- 
erton, i.e.  Fall  River,  for  £3,  buys  of  Conftant  Southworth 
^  part  of  land  for  a  Mill  at  Fall-river,  with  ^  of  faid  Fall- 
river;  16  January  [/did.  99],  he  buys  of  Job  Almy,  of  Tiv- 
erton, for  £7  loj.,  "  one  (hare  at  Fall-river  for  a  mill,  &c." 

5  February^  170I  [E.  /'.99],  Col.  Church  wrote  to  Gov- 
ernor Dudley,  offering  a  plan  for  a  fiflh  Expedition  eaft;  18 
March,  he  was  commiffioned ;  4  May,  received  his  inftruc- 
tions,  and  fpent  mofl:  of  the  fummer  on  this  bufmefs;  29 
Nov.  [i  Mafs.  //i/l.  Coll.  ix:  205],  a  Congregational 
Church  was  formed  in  Little  Compton  which  he  is  believed 
to  have  aided  to  eftablifti,  and  of  which  he  remained  a 
confiftent  member  to  his  death. 

20  November^  1705  [LittU  Compton  Town  Records  i.], 
Col.  Church  firft  appears  as  if  a  refident  for  the  fecond  time 
in  Little  Compton,  confenting  to  changes  in  the  roads  for 
common  convenience;  11  April  [B.  C.  D.'vf'.  415],  he 
deeds  to  his  fon  Thomas  a  part  of  his  Little  Compton 
lands,  with  10  cows,  100  (beep,  &c.;  20  July  [/bid.  v:  100], 
he  deeds  to  "  my  onely  natural  daughter  Elizabeth  Rolbo- 
tham,  and  to  my  fon-in-law  Capt.  Jofeph  Roibotham  (her 
now  hufband)  of  Briftol,"  lands  in  that  town. 

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INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 

5  Junt,  1706  [Z.  C.  T.  R.  1],  he  wa«  chofen  Reprefcnta- 
tivc  of  Little  Compton  for  the  year  enfuing. 

3  Fiimary,  i1o^[B,  C.  D.  v:  14a],  "for  love,  Ac."  he 
deedi  to  his  fon  Charlei  the  i8th  and  19th  lota  at  Little 
Compton  (that  on  which  he  built  in  1674,  with  that  adjoin- 
ing it,  which,  in  1688,  he  had  fccurcd  by  exchange  with 
John  Roufe),  with  the  buildings,  &c.  &c.;  12  April,  1707 
\IHd.  v:  114],  "  for  love"  &c.  he  deeds  to  his  fon  Conftant 
(after  his  own  deceafe),  the  mill  ftiares  and  mills  in  Tiver- 
ton, with  lands  in  Freetown;  36  April  \B.  C.D.w  163], 
«  for  love  "  &c.  he  deeds  to  his  fon  Thomas  of  Briftol,  his 
houfe  •  (after  his  deceafe  and  that  of  his  wife),  called  « the 
little  farm,"  containing  i3o  acres,  with  other  lands;  7  Au- 
guft  \L.  C.  T.  R.  i.],  he  married  at  LitUe  Compton,  William 
Cuthbert  and  Mary  Head;  18  September  \L.  C.  T.  R.  i], 
the  town  voted  him  £18  7*.  out  of  the  town  rate  for  his 
fervices  as  Reprefentative. 

17  ManAy  1708  [Z.  C.  T.  R.  i.],  he  married  Edward 
Southworth  and  Mary  Fobes;  34  March  [B.  C.  D.  sx 
343],  he  fold  for  £30,  to  Henry  Wood,  of  Newport,  land 
at  Little  Compton;  May,  1708  [£.  C.  T.  R.  i.],  he  married 


•  When  h»  went  back  to  Little  Com- 
pton in  1705,  or  thereabout*,  he  built  on 
the  Iota  which  he  had  long  owned  Juft 
ibuth  of  Aw^fkmMt  I  mile  fquare  of 
referred  territor/  [lie  note  u  >««. 
Hit  houfe  ftood  back  in  the  field;  and 
the  well,  kiid  trace*  of  the  cellar  remain. 


The  <^t  i*  now  owned  bj  Mr.  George 
H.  PKkham.  It  i*  a  little  8.  of  W. 
from  the  two.  Windmill*  which  ftand 
near  together  on  the  road  flrom  SmctMt 
Point  to  Tiverton,  and  i*  perhap*  i| 
mile*  8.  W.  In  a  ftraight  Ifne,  ftom  the 
Common. 


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INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 


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n  Reprefcnttt- 

lovc,  &c.**  he 
i  lots  at  Little 
th  that  adjoin- 
ixchange  with 
[2  April,  1707 
is  fon  Conftant 
mills  in  Tiver- 
C.Av:  163], 
of  Briftol,  his 
b), called  "the 
r  lands;  7  Au- 
apton,  William 
L,C.  T.R.'\\ 
wn  rate  for  his 

arried  Edward 
[B,  C.  n.  v: 

Newport,  land 
i.],  he  married 

mttBi  by  Mr.  O«org« 
it  a  litUe  8.  of  W. 
ndmilU  which  ftsnd 
he  road  flrom  Smcimt 
I,  and  ia  perhaps  i| 
Iralght  Ifne.  ftom  the 


John  Irifh  and  (his  fiftcr)  Prifcilla  Church;  33  June  [B.  C. 
D.y:  471;  vii:  341],  he  exchanged  with  Thomas  Surge 
of  Little  Compton  lands  valued  at  £40;  33  December  [L. 
C.  T.  R.  i.],  he  married  Amos  Sheffield  and  Sarah  — — . 

39  yanuary^  170!  [B.  C.  D,  v:  463],  he  buys  of  John 
Irifli,  for  £15,  meadow  land  in  Little  Compton;  4  April, 
1709  \B.  CD.  v.  488],  at  the  inftance  of  the  government, 
he  exchanged  fome  lands  in  Little  Compton,  to  accommo- 
date the  Indians;  6  September  [L.  C.  T»  JR.  i.],  he  was 
chofen  in  Little  Compton  to  the  Grand  Jury. 

4  yanuaryt  17 10  [L.  C.  T.  R.  i.],  he  married  John  Bailey 

and  Lydia ;  16  May  [Ibid.ly  he  was  chofen  Repre- 

fentative  of  the  town  in  the  next  General  Court ;  38 
September  [Ibid.^f  he  married  William  Shaw  and  Content 
Irifli. 

34  DtctmbtTy  171 1  [/Mil/.],  he  was  allowed  £13  4J.  for 
his  fervices  as  Reprefentative. 

35  Dtetmbtr^  1713  [A  C. D.  vii:  463],  " for  love,"  Ac.  he 
deeds  land  in  Freetown  to  his  daughter  and  her  hufl>and, 
Capt  Jofeph  Rofl>otham;  and,  fame  date,  \Ibid.  463]  for 
£100,  to  the  fame  parties  more  land  in  Freetown. 

34  Januaryy  17 if  \L.C.  T.  R.  i],  he  married  Samuel 

Tompkins  and  Sarah ;  33  February  [B.C.D.viu 

583],  for  £15,  he  fold  to  his  fon  Thomas,  of  J^ittle  Comp- 
ton, landa  in  Tiverton;  18  March,  1713  [L.  C.  T.  R.  i.],  he 
was  chofen  moderator  of  the  town  meeting  in   Little 


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INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 

Compton;  as  September  [IM,],  he  married  Willltm 
BHgg»,  jun.,  and  Deborah  Church;  i6  November  {Ibid.\ 
he  mar  '*ed  Jonathan  Blackman  and  Sarah . 

14  ycMuary,  171!  [B.  C,  D.  vii:  480],  "for  love"  Ac,  he 
deeds  feveral  valuable  tradb  of  land  in  Little  Compton; 
35  March,  1714  [IM.  viii:  583],  he  buys,  for  £33  >S'- 
lands  in  Tiverton  of  Samuel  and  Mary  Snell;  3«  March 
[IM.  viii:  58a],  he  fells,  for  £a4,  to  William  Wilbor, 
lands  in  Little  Compton;  18  November  [Ibid,  583 J,  for 
£33  I  Of.  he  fells  to  Richard  Ward  and  Lion  Arnold  of 
Newport,  lands  in  Pocajffit. 

14  April,  1715  {Ibid,  ix:  7 38] »  with  Conftant,  he  fella 
land  in  Freetown  to  Thomas  Turner;  7  June  [Ibid,  451], 
for  £6,  he  fells  his  fon  Thomas  land  in  Little  Compton;  1 
November  [£.  C.  T.  R.  i.],  he  married  Peter  Taylor  and 
Hannah  Wood.  During  this  year  alfo  he  doubtlefs  difta- 
ted  to  his  fon  Thomas  his  "  Entertaining  Paffages." 

8  April,  1716  [Ibid."],  he  married  Samuel  Coe  and  Mary 
Chadwick;  13  May  {Ibid.'\,  he  married  Jonathan  Hilliard 
and  Abigail  Wilbor. 

3  Marth,  171I  [B.  C.  D.  x:  637],  he  gave  lands  in  Free- 
town to  his  fon  Conftant,  referving  the  right  to  improve 
them  during  his  life;  ao  June,  1717  [L.C.  T.  /?.  i.]»  he 
married  William  Wilbor  and  Efther  Burges;  ii  Septem- 
ber [Bri/lol  Marriagtsr  Ac.  ii:  33],  "Mr.  John  Sampfon 
and  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Roibotham  of  this  town  (Briftol)  were 


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INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 


ried  William 
smber  [UiJ.], 

love  **  Ac,  h« 
tie  Compton; 

,  for  £33  «S'' 
11;  31  March 
lliam  Wilbor, 
/did,  583 J,  for 
ion  Arnold  of 

nlUnt,  he  fells 
le  [/6id.4Si], 
e  Compton;  i 
kcr  Taylor  and 
loubtlefs  di€U- 
[Taget." 

Coe  and  Mary 
athan  Hilliard 

lands  in  Free- 
g^ht  to  improve 
:.  T.  li.  i.]»  he 
m;  II  Septera- 
John  Sampfon 

(Briilol)  were 


joined  in  marriage  by  Benjamin  Church,  Efq.**;  13  Novem- 
ber [L.  C.  T,  R.  i.],  he  married  (his  laft  couple)  Thomas 
Tibbeu  and  Eliaabeth  Wood. 


The  account  which  was  given  by  Dr.  Stiles,  on  the  au- 
thority of  a  member  of  the  family,  of  the  old  ColonePs 
death,  is  as  follows: — *'the  morning  before  his  death,  he 
^  went  about  two  miles  on  horfeback  to  vifit  his  only  [fur- 
viving?]  fifter,  Mrs.  Irift,  to  fympathise  with  her  on  the 
death  of  her  only  child.  After  a  friendly  and  pious  vifit, 
in  a  moving  and  aflfeAing  manner,  he  took  his  leave  of  her, 
and  faid,  *  It  was  a  laft  farewell;  Telling  her,  he  was  per- 
fuaded  he  (hould  never  fee  her  more;  but  hoped  to  meet 
her  in  heaven.'  Returning  homeward,  he  had  not  rode 
above  half  a  mile  before  his  horfe  ftumbled,  and  threw  him 
over  his  head:  And  the  Colonel  being  exceeding  fat  and 
heavy,  fell  with  fuch  force  that  a  blood  veflel  was  broken, 
and  the  blood  guflied  out  of  his  mouth  like  a  torrent  His 
wife  was  foon  brought  to  him;  he  tried  but  was  unable  to 
fpeak  to  her,  and  died  in  about  twelve  hours.  He  was  car- 
ried to  the  grave  in  g^eat  funeral  pomp,  and  was  buried 
under  arms,  and  with  military  honours.** 


His  monument — a  huge  flat  (lone  laid  horizontally  over 
the  grave,  fupported  by  ftones  under  each  fide  and  end. 


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tn  the  graveyard  adjoining  the  Congregational  Church  In 
Little  Compton  — ftlU  bean  the  following  Infcrlption : — 

of  Iht  Ilonourablo 
Col.  BiNjAMiN  Cmu«cm,  E«q. 
who  (l«p«rt«d  thU  life,    January 

•  hU  •§•.- 

The  Probate  Record  of  hi«  Eftate,  la  at  followa:  — 

Th«  fifth  day  of  March  AdmlnUtratlon  Granted  to  Madam  Mile 
Church  on  th.  EiUte  of  Coll'  B«nja  Church  dwcatcd 

[Bristol  Co.  Probate  Rwonto,  Ul  I  J63.] 


A  true  Inventory  of  Etteto  both  Reall  k  Penwn..'  »«<»  ^  t''* 
Hon-?  Coll'  B«nj»-  Church  Eiq*  Late  of  LUtle  Cotnp  un  dw-  Taken 
by  ua  the  aubacribera  the  5-day  ffeb*'  1717-18 

To  hia  Sword  ami  Belt 05  00  00 

To  a  Cane  ft  Olorea 00  la  00 

To  Wearing  Apparell as  15  00 

To  a  Gold  RInga  i*  A  3  pair  of  Buttona  ij  10 « o  all  .    oa  10  00 

To  one  pair  of  Plate  Bucklea .001500 

To  one  Tanker  one  cup  one  Porringer  ft   a   salt 
aellara  plate  and  aeren  apoona  all  weighing  4a 

Ouncea*^ -5  «  « 

ToaCaaeofknlvea&forka 000800 

To  Sundry  Booka '^i:,  °*  «*  ~ 

To  land  In  Tiverton  one  Six  Score  acre  lot  ft  hair 

being  18  a- [acre.] 1800000 

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To  Two  Ounna •» 

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To  one  other  Ilcd  llpdttead  and  .   Ut»f,!  t'>^^  )v«r 

lid*  Two  Pillow «  mid  Curtain*                         ..  18  00  00 

To  one  other  Ilcd  Hedttead  Uohttr       \U>*  .'            ,  is  00  cw 

To  14  pair  of  Sheet* ai  00  00 

To  nine  Pillow  caaea 01   16  00 

To  two  Dox  of  i.apkina  ft  ToweU 03  1  a  00 

To  4  Table  Cloathea oa  00  00 

To  three  Table 03  to  00 

To  one  Cubboard 030000 

ToaUCheaU oj  oa  00 

To  aeven  Turkey  worked  chaira 04  oj  00 

To  16  Wooden  Chaira oa  08  00 

Puter  Toai  platea  I  i7oTo7plattora3'all 041700 

To  II  Baaona  1  13  00  ft  3  Chamber  Pottt  8*    ...  oa  01  00 

TInn    To  one  Collender  one  Cauldron  ft  on  Tea  pott  all    .  00  03  00 

Braaa  To  one  Chaffing  Oiah  ft  one  warmingpan  .     .    .    .  01   10  00 

To  two  Kettlea  and  one  Beilmottell  akillet  ....  o«  00  00 

Iron     To  three  Potta  and  one  KetUe Qi  lo  00 

To  one  apit  3  Andlrona  two  pair  of  Tonga  one  Are 
above  two  Trammela  one  hook  and  one  (Vying  pan 

'*' oa  oa  00 

To  8  Keclera  8  paila  3  Piggina  3  Trayee  ft  one  Sugar 

Box  all oa  IS  00 

To  5  Cheeae  fatta  one  chum  ft  3  Cedar  Tuba  all  .    .  oa  04  00 

To  one  Mealtrough  ft  Corrill  ft  one  Tr<iy  all  .  .  .  00  06  00 
To  3  Baga  laf  to  Earthenware  6*  ft  la  OUaa  Bottlea 

_   ^' '" Of  oa  00 

To  two  Ropea  6*  to  5  old  Sythea  5*  To  3  old  Iron 

»                hoppe  ft  3  Iron  Boxe*  8r  all 00  19  00 

To  a  Bettle  and  wedges  6*  ft  3  Sythe  Snatha  3*  all    .  00  09  00 

To  3  honea  6*  one  Bill  hooke  ft  4  Axea  1 1*  all .  .  .  00  17  00 
To  Iron  flettera  horse  traces  one  Coller  Harnes  ft  old 

'"»" 00  14  00 


Will  WW  ■INII  1 


INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 

.     .    00  08  oo 
One  Hmmer  &  one  square    ...    •    •    •    • 
One  old  Tcnnant  Saw  a  pair  of  sheera  &  a  p  of  Stel-    ^  ^  ^ 

To  on^girdle  3  Stir;.pp  Iron.  &  one  L-thom  "li    1  oo  04  00 

To  three  Riddle  Sive.  3'  &  H  oW  ^'^^^ '  ^  J*."  '  °\'Z 

?o  ^5  buahell.  of  «.lt  3!  i5f  &  >  C^eeM.  ?«»••«•  8' «"  ^4  03  00 

To  a  pair  of  Spinning  Wheel,  and  one  pair  of  Card,  o^  ro  00 

SaBarrilUofBeefoneBarrillofPork     •    '    '    '  ^5  00  ~ 

To  nine  Cow. .  ao  00  00 

To  4  heifer. *.  *.  14  00  00 

ToapaivofOxen .  la  00  00 

To  a  pair  of  Steer. *.    *.  .  oa  10  00 

To  one  Bull    •••*••, ai  00  00 

To  Seven  Two  Year  old  Cattle .    .    •    •    •    •   /    * 
i:.cr.«<lWh»U»Y<»k..Cl«d».»Cl«»ft    ^_^^ 

pin   .    .    .    •    •    •    •    •    *    •    *    *         ,    .    .  01  00  00 

Two  Iron  Barr.  and  one  Sledge ot  15  00 

To  Yam  and  flax 040000 

To  about  a5«  weight  of  Cheew oa  00  00 

To  13  Bushel,  of  Barley  . 00  10  00 

ToaoldBarriU.andSomeBeane. „»  ,0  00 

To  Twenty  Bu.hell.  of  Oate. 080000 

Toabopt4oBu.hell.ofIndiancom 040000 

To  one  Tubb  &  Pork ''n\'f»'    '    010600 

ToaBarriU.ofCiderif&threeemptyCadcfi'.    .    010600 

To  one  wrild  horf. i6  00  00 

TooneBaymare    .    •    •    •    • *.    *.  01  05  00 

To  a  old  plough,  and  one  Brake ,5  00  00 

To  ten  yearling  Cattle oa  10  00 

,     To  5  Swine • 000806 

To  a  lookina  Glaw  and  hour  Glaw •  °°  "Z  ^ 

?r3^^"onepairoftong.&p.irofBellow.aU.  000506 

ToLpairofhold.ter.&anoldPortmanUe 00  la  00 

id 


'^■<ilW«!tTiia»aiiawawi«iW».*»w»W''"ww'^  **'' 


INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 


00  08  OO 

00  08  00 

00  04  00 

01  II  00  ' 

04  03  00 
00  10  00 

05  CO  00 
54  00  00 
ao  00  00 
14  00  00 
la  00  00 
oa  10  CO 
ai  00  00 


Be 


To  about  15  pound  of  Butter 00  10  00 

To  a  Negro  man  Clothing  and  bedding  &c  .     .     .     .  60  00  00 

To  a  Negro  woman  clothing  &  Bedding  &c     ...  40  00  00 

To  a  Servant  Boy  called  William  Hood 10  00  00 

To  John  Tomlin 03  00  00 

To  three  rakes  and  Two  pitch  forks 00  06  00 

To  an  Iron  Bark 01  10  00 

To  a  score  of  Sheep 06  16  00 

To  a  Clasp  Stale  pan  a  pair  of  SpecticU    %  Inkhorn  00  09  00 

To  Silver  and  Gold  Buttons 02  oa  06 

To  Cash oa  18  06 

To  his  Right  in  a  Small  lott  of  land  Tiverton  .    .    .  05  00  00 

This  Inventory  was  taken  the  day  and  year 
above  written  by  us  JOHN  WOOD  ) 

THOMAS  GREY  i  PH/»rs 

WILLIAM  PABODIE  > 
[Brlitol  Co.  Probate  Record*,  lii :  381, 38a.] 


To  all  People  to  whom  these  presents  Shall  come  Know  Yee  that 
we  who  are  the  Children  of  our  Hon"  ffather  Coll*  Benjamin  Church 
late  of  Little  Compton  in  the  County  of  Bristol  In  the  Province  of  the 
Mafsachuset  Bay  in  New  England  decf  Who  Dyed  Intestate  And 
that  the  law  of  this  Province  doth  Provide  that  all  Just  Debts  &  funerall 
Chaiges  shall ))«  payd  out  of  the  Personal!  Estate  which  will  be  a  great 
Damage  to  our  Hon**  Mother  Mrs  Allice  Church  who  is  Administra- 
trix to  said  Estate 

These  are  therefore  to  give  full  power  and  lawfuU  Authority  to  our 
above  named  Mother  as  Administratrix  to  our  above  s'  Hon**  flfathers 
Estate  To  Bargain  Sell  Alin  ft  Dispose  of  all  our  Right  Title  Claime 
or  Demand  of  one  Six  Score  acre  lot  and  one  halfie  in  the  Township  <^ 
Tiverton  in  pocafet  Purchafs  the  whole  lot  being  the  fourteen  in  num- 
ber and  the  half  lot  being  the  Thirteenth  lot  in  number  which  lot  and 
half  being  mentioned  in  the  Inventory  of  our  «*  ffathers  estate  and  is 


Mnummimiminsii 


INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 

Butted  &  bounded  »  by  the  Bound,  of  ••  Pocflet  land  m-y  •PJ*" 
.nd  that  the  whole  .um  of  money  which  the^«»>ove /•«  l.nd  U  f^d  for 
.h.U  be  to  help  to  p.y  the  juft  debt,  and  ffunendl  Charge,  of  our  . 

"  Wito^"i;jT.nSf.n"  Se.l.  dated  In  Bri.tol  thi.  Slxt  day  of  March 
in  the  fourth  year  of  hi.  Majtie.  Reign  Annoqe  Domini  17H 
Si<m.d  Sealed  ft  declared  THOMAS  CHURCH       (S) 

?I'T«.et^  of  u.  CONSTANT  CHURCH  (S) 

SxS^Si^LOF  CHARLES  CHURCH      (S) 

J^Bj^^  MARTHA  CHURCH       (S) 

JO.HWA  BAiLEir  ^^^  SAMPSON  (S) 

ELIZA  SAMPSON  (S) 


M*  Thoma.  Church  m'  Conrtant  Church  m'  Charle.  Chureh  mr. 
Martha  Chureh  m'  John  Sampwn  &  m-  Elizabeth  Sampjon  Sub.cn- 
ber.  to  the  above  mentioned  order  &  Agreement  Pe«on.lly  appe««i 
S^re  me  Natha-  Paine  E.q' Judge  of  the  Probate  of  w^l  1.  ««  w.4in 
the  County  of  Brirtol  and  acknowledged  the  Same  to  be  their  free  volun- 
taiy  Act  and  Deed  N  ATHA*-  PAINE 

Entered  March  the  ai?  17H 
By  John  Cary  Rq^iater 

A  true  Copy. 
TAomoii,  Dec.  15;  1864* 


[Bristol  Co.  Probate  Record.,  iil  <  384-] 
Atteat:  A.  S.  Cushmah,  R^gisttr. 


I  have  only  to  add  that  no  portrait  is  extant  of  the  Col- 
onel, and  it  is  extremely  improbable  that  any  ever  exiftcd. 
None  was  offered  to  the  public  in  connedkion  with  the  firft 
edition  of  thefe  «  Entertaining  Paflages,"  and  he  had  been 

lUi 


'■^ikmMmmMKm.'immi,*»mitimi»*  iiiii  a' warm  iacwn  iggiwniai'sat'Mawanta 


INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 


may  appear 
id  is  fold  for 
et  of  our 

lay  of  March 

» 

!ICH       (S) 

LURCH  (S) 

rRCH 

RCH 

N 

3N 


Church  mn 
pton  Subicri- 
«lly  appeared 
lis  ftc  within 
eir  free  volun- 

^"^  PAINE 


cords,  iii:  384-] 
,  RtgUttr. 


of  the  Col- 
>ver  exifted. 
vith  the  firft 
le  had  been 


dead  more  than  half  a  century  when  Dr.  Stiles  edited  the 
fecond  edition  for  Solomon  Southwick.  The  diaries  and 
correfpondence  of  the  DoAor  have  been  fearched  in  vain 
for  any  clue  to  the  origin,  or  allufion  to  the  charaaer,  of  the 
copperplate  engraving  which  accompanied  that  edition. 
Mr.  Charles  Deane  \Procetdings  of  Ma/s.  Hi/l.  Soc.  March 
1858*  293]  has  acutely  fuggefted  that  it  "was  taken  from 
a  pidhire  of  Charles  Churchill,  the  poet,  with  the  addition 
of  a  powder-horn  flung  around  his  neck;"  and  a  compar- 
ifon  of  the  engraving  with  one  or  two  pidtures  of  that  poet 
has  given  to  his  fuggeftion  great  weight  in  my  mind.  I 
imagine  that  Benjamin,  the  "  vendue-mafter,"  who  had 
fome  literary  culture,  and  who  bufied  himfelf  in  regard  to 
the  getting  up  of  Dr.  Stiles's  edition,  to  the  extent,  at  leaft, 
of  writing  the  "Ode  Heroica,"  remembering  the  face  of 
his  grandfather,  and  being  ftruck  with  fome  decided  refem- 
blance  between  it  and  this  pidture  of  Churchill,  engaged 
Revere  to  fumifli  a  likenefs  of  the  Colonel  bafed  upon  that 
of  the  poet  And  the  fa6t  that  there  is  a  look  to  this  day 
retained  by  many  of  the  defcendants  of  the  Church  family 
very  far  from  being  unlike  to  the  general  charaAer  of  this 
picture,  ftrengthens  this  fuppofition  in  my  own  mind  to  a 
ftrong  probability.  The  companion  pi6hire  of  King  Philip 
was,  of  courfe,  purely  a  fancy  flcetch,  and  nearly  the  uglieft 
poflible,  at  that 

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INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 

I  append  here  fuch  few  fcattering  genealogical  faas  in 
regard  to  the  defcendants  of  Colonel  Church  as  have  come 
incidentally  to  my  notice, -as  materials  for  whoever  may, 
at  any  future  time,  attempt  to  catalogue  the  complete 
defcent  from  him. 

BENJAMIN  CHURCH/  b.  at  Plymouth,  1639,  m.  a6  Dec.  1667, 
Alice  Southwokth  (b.  Duxbupr  ,646.  d.  Little  a,^pton  5  Mt 
171I,  -t.  73),  d.  17  Jan.  171*,  at  Little  Compton,  R.-I.  -t.  78.  They 
iii*  1)  ThoU'VDuxbury,  1674,  d.  Little  Compton  la  Mar.  1746. 
«t  73  (a)  Con.Unt,»  b.  Portomouth,  R-L  la  May,  1676,  d.  a6  M«. 
?»a6?  rV.  E.  Hist,  d  Gen  R*g.  xi :  155]  0)  Benjamin,*  b.  1678 ; 
J  Ediard,M,.  .680;  (5)  Charle.,.b  i68a  d.  Bji-tol  >n.  ,747;  («) 
ElLbeth,'  b.  a6  Mar.  1684 ;  (7)  Nathaniel,'  b.  i  July  1686,  d.  a9  Feb. 

'""^HOM^JStnURCH,.  m./«/.  a,  Feb.  '^.  f-Xfur*' b 
W  li\  Sarah"  b.  15  Jan.  1700,  d.  V)  Aug.  1701 ;  (a)  Elwabeth,   b. 

Jlept  !;:%.%  Sept.  «7oa;  0)  Thoma.,"  ^-^^^-^.^^Xt 

Jou^S ,  ^.s'ecU^t  April  .7.a  Eoxth.  ad  dau  and  4*  ch.hi  of  John 

;„d  Hannah  [Timberlako]  Woodman  [b.  7  Sept.  ^^JS.  d-  3  June 

,7,8].  had  (4)  Elizabeth^,  b.  10  Jan.  1713 ;  (5)  Hannah"  b.  a3  Sept. 

Ju;  (6)  PriiclU^"  b.  6  Jan.  1717.  d.  15  Mar.  1744;  (7)  TJoma."  b 

V,\\i  d.  ai  Aug.  1718;  m.  1719  third.  ^^^^  -—?  \f^^ 

ThomaV  b.  31  May,  .7ao.  d.  4  July,  '7«>;  (9)  Sarah  »  b     5  May, 

i7ai ;  (10)  Thomas,"  b.  13  July,  i7"»  <».  5  OA.  i7aa;  (u)  Benj«. 

^^*  b.  9  Sept  17-3,  d.  a7  Sept.  i7a3 ;  (")  Ma.y,«  b.  a  Jan.  . 7-5  5 

03)  Thoma..£  b.  (  Sept  i7a7 ;  (14)  Benjamin,-  b.  10  Jan.  .73a.  d. 

4  Aue.  1749 ;  (15)  Mercy,"  b.  i8  Sept  1734-  ^  ^.  ^     ,,     .. 

CONSTANT  CHURCH.*    [I  have  seen  no  trace  of  his  fiimlly,  il 

he  had  any.]  . .  ,.   ,  •  j  n 

BENJAMIN  CHURCH.*    [It  is  said  died  unmarned.] 

EDWARD  CHURCH*  lived  in  Boston,  where,  before  1764,  he  nafl 

a  place  of  business  as  venducmaster,  on  Newbury  Street,  "  two  dooM 

wuthofthe  sign  of  the  Lamb."    He  m.  Elizabeth ■?  who  d.  18 

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INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 


il  fafts  in 

lave  come 

lever  may, 

complete 


5  Dec.  1667, 
pton  5  Mar. 
t.  78.  They 
a  Mar.  1746, 
;,  d.  36  Mar. 
«n,*  b.  1678 ; 
n.  1747 ;  (6) 
6,  d.  89  Feb. 

KH  HAYMAN, 

Slixabeth,"  b. 
Lug.  1704*  d. 
child  of  John 
15,  d.  3  June 
*  b.  a3  Sept. 
)  Thomna"  b. 
— ?  had  (8) 
M  b.  15  May, 
}  (u)  Benja- 
a  Jan.  17*5  5 
Jan.  173a,  d. 

'  his  fiimily,  if 

e  1764,  he  had 
It,  "  two  doora 
~>?  who  d.  18 


April,  1766,  mt  2J.  He  had  an  only  aon  Benjamin,"  who  was  preba- 
bly  alto  a  vendue-master,  and  the  faUier  of  two  sons  (one  of  whom  was 
Dr.  Benjamin  Church,  of  Tory  memory  in  the  Revolution),  and  a  daugh- 
ter who  m.  Mr.  Fleming,  a  stationer. 

CHARLES  CHURCH*  was  High  Sheriff  of  the  County,  and  Rep. 
resentative  to  the  General  Court;  m.  ao  May,  1708,  Mrs.  Hannah 
Painb  of  Brisiol,  had  (i)  ConsUnt,"  b.  la  Dec.  1708;  (a)  Elisabeth,' 
b.  a4  Dec.  1710;  (3)  Hannah,"  b.  ao  Feb.  171!,  d.  Jan.  174I. 

ELIZABETH  CHURCH,'  m.  Jlrs/^  1700?  Capt.  Joibpk  Ros- 
BOTH  AM  of  Bristol,  had  (i)  Benjamm,"  b.  ai  Dec.  1701 ;  (a)  Alice," 
b.  a6  Aug.  1704 ;  (3)  Eliiabeth,"  b.  9  Sept.  1708 }  (4)  Hannah,"  b.  ao 
June,  171 1 J  m.  second^  11  Sept.  1717,  Mr.  John  Sampson,  of  Bristol, 
[d.  I  a  Jan.  173I];  had  (5)  John"  and  (6)  Eliaabeth,"  (twins)  b.  ao 
Jan.  171! ;  (7)  John,"  b.  (at  New  Haven)  31  May,  I7aa;  m.  /AirJ, 
18  June,  1739,  Capt  Samubl  WooDBimv. 

NATHANIEL  CHURCH,'  [died  an  infant.] 

MARTHA  CHURCH*.  [I  find  no  trace  of  her  except  her  signa- 
ture to  the  document  accompanying  the  settlement  of  her  father's 
estate.] 

SARAH  ,  HURCH,"  m.  89  Apr.  174a,  Samvbl  Bailby  of  Little 
Compton,  had  (i)  William,"  b.  a5  Aug.  174a,  m.  4  Mar.  1770,  Sakah 
Brioos,  d.  17  Feb.  iSas ;  (a)  Samuel,"  b.  3  Jan.  1744,  m.  Elibabbth 
Church  ;  (3)  Francis,"  b.  4  OA.  1745 ;  (4)  Ruth,"  b.  84  Apr.  1747,  d. 
6  Dec.  1771 ;  (5)  Sarah,"  b.  83  Sev  1749,  m.  i  Mar.  177a,  John  Man- 
CHB8TBR I  (6)  Geoiige,**  b.  a9  Apr.  1751,  d.  a7  Mar.  1764 ;  (7)  Hannah," 
b.  a5  July,  1760. 

MARY  CHURCH,"  m.  31  Mar.  1748,  Aaron  Wilbor  [3d  son 
and  6th  child  of  John,  who  was  ad  son  and  3d  child  of  William,  an  origi- 
nal settfer],  had  (i)  Sarah,"  b.  as  Dec.  1748;  (a)  Benjamin,"  b.  aa 
Oa.  1750 ;  (3)  Aaron,"  b.  June,  1753 ;  (4)  Francis,"  b.  4  Aug.  1755,  d. 
15  June,  1844;  (5)  Thomas,*  b.  a3  Sept  1756,  d.  13  Sept.  1840;  (6) 
John,"  b.  4  May,  1768. 

THOMAS  CHURCH,"  m.  J!rst,  31  Jan.  1748,  Ruth  Baiuey 
[youngest  dau.  and  child  of  William,  and  so  youngest  sister  of  the  hus- 
band of  Sarah,"  b.  3  Aug.  1737,  d.  31  Jan.  1771],  had  (i)  Constant," 

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INTRODUCTORY    MEMOIR. 


b.  9  May,  1748;  (a)  S»rah,»  b.  la  Feb.  1750,  d.  17  Nov.  1750;  (3) 
S«nih,"  b.  S4  May,  1751 ;  (4)  EU««beth,"  b.  »$  Dec.  1751 ;  (5)  Benja- 
min ;  •  (6)  Mercy,**  b.  Mar.  1756,  d.  31  Mar.  1837  j  (7)  Thomat,"  b.  a6 
Nov.  1757;  (8)  Obadlah,*b.  ai  Apr.  1759;  (9)  WlUlam,'  b.  7  May, 
1761 ;  (10)  Charlea,"  b.  10  Mar.  1763 ;  (11)  FrancU,"  b.  19  Dec.  1764 ; 
(la)  Thomas,*  b.  3  Mar.  1767;  (13)  Ruth,"  b.  5  Dec.  1768;  (14) 
Maiy,*  b.  30  Jan.  1771,  d.  t  Feb.  1771 ;  m.  sMomJ,  Ma«y  Richmond, 
[b.  a6  Dec.  1735,  ad  dau.  and  8th  child  of  William,  oldest  son  of  Sylves- 
ter] ;  had  (15)  George,"  b.  30  May,  1773 ;  (16)  Gamaliel,"  b.  1  Mar. 
1775  i  (17)  Mary,"  b.  la  Feb.  1777,  d.  17  July,  1777. 

MERCY  CHURCH,"  m.  3  Feb.  1754,  ?««««  Richmohd  [4th  son 
and  5th  child  of  William,  d.  1801],  had  (i)  Sarah,"  b.  a4  Aug.  1756;  m. 
a7  Apr.  1776,  Job  Clapf  ;  (a)  Ruth,"  b.  6  Sept  1758 ;  (3)  Eliaabeth," 
b.  9  Mar.  1760;  (4)  Thomas,"  b.  5  Mar.  1764;  (5)  Benjamin,"  b.  11 
July,  1765 ;  (6)  Anna,"  b.  a4  Mar.  1767  ?  (7)  Maiy,"  b.  5  Apr.  1770; 
(8)  Charles,"  b.  9  July,  1773;  (9)  Hannah,"  b.  17  Dec.  1775. 

CONSTANT  CHURCH,"  m.  ao  June,  1771,  Kmia  Bmooa  [3d 
dau.  and  child  of  JeremUh,  who  was  4th  son  and  child  of  Job,  who  was 
4th  son  and  7th  child  of  William,  b.  13  Oa.  1751,  d.  17  Dec.  1818.],  had 
(1)  Ruth,"  b.  19  Dec.  1771 ;  (a)  Sarah,"  b.  a9  May,  1774;  (3)  Jere- 
miah Briggs,''  b.  aa  Jan.  1776}  (4)  Benjamin,"  b.  a3  Jen.  1778,  d.  ao 
Sept  1778;  (5)  Keaia,"  b.  14  Mar.  1780;  (6)  Charles,"  b.  16  Mar. 
178a,  d.  14  Sept  1805 ;  (7)  Betsey,"  b.  17  Sept  1784;  (8)  Anna,"  b. 
II  Feb.  1787 1  (9)  Constantine,"  b.  5  Jan.  1789,  d.  i  Nov.  i8a6;  (10) 
Hannah,"  b.  9  Oa.  1781,  d.  a  Sept  i8a8;  (11)  WiUiam,"  b.  a7  Apr. 
1795,  d.  14  oa.  1796. 

ELIZABETH  CHURCH,"  m.  a3  Oct  i7V4»  Samuei.  Bailky  [b. 
3  Jan.  1744,  was -ad  son  and  child  of  Samuel,  who  m.  Sakah"],  had 
(i)  Sarah,"  b.  31  Mar.  1775 ;  (a)  Cornelius,"  b.  8  Oa.  1776 ;  (3)  Ben- 
jamin," b.  18  Aug.  1780;  (4)  Ruth,"  b.  a6  Feb.  178a;  (5)  Thomas," 
(6)  Samuel,"  (twins),  b.  6  May,  1785 }  (7)  George,"  b.  26  April,  1788 ; 
(8)  Charles,"  b.  5  Apr.  1790;  (9)  Hannah,"  b.  i  June,  1794. 

CONSTANT  CHURCH,"  of  Bristol,  m.  85  Jan.  173I,  Mary  Rky- 
NOLD8,  of  Bristol,  had  (i)  Peter,"  b.  i  D«;.  1737;  (a)  Mary,"  b.  a 
Apr.  1740;  (3)  Charles,"  b.  5  Nov,  1743. 

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;  (5)  BcnJM 
omtt,"  b.  »6 
»  b.  7  M«y, 
^Dec.  1764  ( 
1768;  (14) 
Richmond, 
an  of  Sylvet* 
,«•  b.  I  Mar. 

tm  [4th  ton 
ug.  i756;m. 
I  Elicabeth,** 
imin,'*  b.  11 
Apr.  17705 

75- 
Brioo*  [3d 

bb,  who  was 

;.  1818.]*  had 

4?  (3)  J«"- 
1. 1778,  d.  ao 

»  b.  16  Mar. 

})  Aniia,"  b. 
'.  i8a6 ;  (10) 
,"  b.  »7  Apr, 

,  Bailky  [b. 
iHAH  **],  had 
76;  (3)Ben- 
5)  Thomai," 
April,  1788; 

r94- 

,  Mary  Rky- 

Maiy,"  b.  a 


INTRODUCTORY    MBMOIR. 

PETER  CHURCH  "[a*  the  record*  teem  to  lay]  m.  33  Mar.  1764, 

Mrs.  Sarah  Falks,  of  Bristol,  and,  for  second  wife,  Hannah ? 

had  (i)  George,"  b.  i  Apr.,  1771 ;  (a)  William," b.  5  Apr.  1776;  (3) 
Peter,*"  b.  a6  Apr.  1791 ;  (4)  Hannah,"*  b.  13  Sept.  179a. 

This  Peter*"  I  suppose  to  be  the  Col.  Peter,  now  living  in' Bristol, 
whose  son,  CapUin  Benjamin,  commanding  a  company  in  the  8th  Mich- 
igan V.  M.,  was  killed  by  a  shot  through  the  head,  16  June,  i86a,  while 
gallantly  leading  a  charge  upon  the  rebels,  in  the  battle  of  James  Island. 
iS/0t$^t  R,'I.  in  tkt  RtUUion^  398.] 


I 


wilWBWitMiiiwwiiii  »imn» 


(        \ 


>,r 


INTRODUCTORY  NOTE. 


^  s 


|T  had  been  intended  to  give,  in  this  place,  a 
full  ftatiftical  ftatement  of  the  condition  of 
New  England  in  population,  refources,  towns, 
churches,  minifters  &c.,  &c.,  at  the  date  of  the 
breaking- out  of  thofe  hoftilities  which  are  commonly 
known  as  Philip's  War;  and  to  add  a  careful  eftimate 
of  the  caufes  of  that  ftrife,  and  the  eflfefts  of  it  upon 
the  Colonies.  But  the  neceflary  length  of  fuch  a  ftate- 
ment  and  eftimate,  and  the  unexpe£ted  voluminoufnefs 
of  the  preceding  biographical  matter,  compels  the  referva- 
tion  of  that  hiftorical  introdu6tion  until  the  iflue  of  that 
remaining  portion  of  thefe  **  Entertaining  Paflages,"  which 
has  efpecial  reference  to  the  Eaitem  Expeditions;  when  it 
will  be  given  as  preliminary  to  thofe  brief  ftatements  which 
may  be  further  needful  to  make  clear  the  caufes  and  ilTues 
of  thofe  later  conflifts. 

o  Ills        " "' '  ,,        ••    "": '  -^ 


-  MJipiiliitijiM—i  V  II' 


INTIIODUCTORY    HOTI. 

Meanwhile,  the  reader  who  defiree  to  perufe  thefc  ex- 
ploits and  experiencei  of  Captain  Church,  with  the  moft 
intelligent  comprehenfion  of  their  relation  to  the  general 
matten  of  the  war,  and  the  condition  of  the  country  at  that 
date,  ii  refpeaftiUy  referred  to  the  third  volume  of  Dr. 
Palfrey's  **  Hiftory  of  New  England^"  where  [pp.  i3»-a39]» 
he  will  find  the  moft  lucid,  carefiil  and  truthful  expofition 
of  the  lubjed,  which  has  yet  been  givci  to  the  prefs. 

I 


1      1 


4-«-. 


r 


1 

i 
[ 

1 

1 

I 

1  thefe  ex- 
it the  moft 
he  general 
itry  at  that 
me  of  Dr. 

i3»-a39]» 
expofition 

prefs. 

• 

Entertaining  Paflages    ' 

Relating  to 

mm^  WA  R 

WHICH 

• 

Began  in  the  Month  of  J«|ie,  1675. 
AS    ALSO   OF 

EXPEDITIONS 

■  h 

s  ■ 

1                                 I 

1 

i 

More  lately  made 

.1 

4 

Againft  the  Common  Enemy,  and  JllllUlll  Rebels, 
in  the  Eaftern  Parts  of  JlctMNgUn^ : 

WITH 

. 

Some  Account  of  the  Divine  Providence 

*j 

TOWARDS 

1 

J 

Benj.  Church  Efqr,- 

*          *       1 

By  t.  0 

t 

1 

B  0  S  T  0  N\  Printed  by  B.  Grtn^  in  the  Ye«r,  i  7  i  6. 

f 

ips»*— 

«•' 


'I  . 


'ft 


,  * 


'li 


ttttitmntitt 


TO   THE 


READER 


THE/ubjtHof  this  foUowini  Narraiivt  offi 
ing  ii/tlf  ioyour/rundfy  Ptru/al;  rtlaUs  to 
thi  Formtr  and  Lattr  Wars  of  New-Eng- 
Undy  wkith  fmy/ilf  was  noi  a  UttU  tomcmud 
in  :  Far  in  tk*  Vtar,  1675.  Ma/  unMappy 
and  bloody  Indian  WarbroUoui  in  Plymouth  Colony ^  wkort 
I  was  ikon  buildings  and  beginning  a  PlaniaHony  at  a  Piatt 
callodby  iho  Indians  Sekonit;  andjintt  by  tho  Engliih,  Lit- 
tle Compton.  /  was  thsfirfl  Engliih  Man  thai  bnili  upon 
ihai  Nsek,  wkuk  was  full  of  Indians.  My  hoad  and  hands 
wort  full  about  SsitHng  a  Now  Plantatiouy  whort  nothing 
waj  brought  to;  nopnparation  of  Dwelling  Houfe^  or  Out' 
Housing  or  Fencing  made.  Horfes  and  Cattel  were  to  be 
provided^  Ground  to  be  elear'd  and  broken  up ;  and  the  utter- 

moft 


9iii»^mM^9mi^^  ^> 


♦' 


TO    THE    READER.  ' 

moll  caution  to  be  u/ed,  '^  keep  my /df  fra  from  offending 
my  Indian  Neighbours  aU  round  about  me.     WhtUIwas 
thus  bufily  Employed,  and  all  my  Time  and  Strength  M 
out  in  this  Laborious  Undertaking:  I  Received  a  Commtffitm 
from  the  Government  to  engage  in  their  Defence,    And  with 
my  Commiffion  I  recei^d  another  heart  inclining  me  to  put 
forth  my  Strength  in  Military  Service.    And  through  the 
'Grace  o/GODIwas  Spirited  for  that  work,  and  Dtrec- 
Hon  in  it  was  renewed  to  me  day  by  day.    And  altho'  fmny 
of  the  Anions  fhat  I  was  concerned  in,  were  very  Difficult 
and  Dangerous ;  yet  my  felf  and  thofe  that  went  with  me 
Voluntarily  in  the  Service,  had  our  Lives,  for  the  moflpart, 
wonderfully  freferved,  by  the  over-ruling  Hand  of  the  Al- 
miirhty,  from  firfl  to  la/t;  which  doth  aloud  befpeak  our 
Praifes:    And  to  declare  His  Wonderful  Works,  is  our 
IndifpenfibU  Duty.     I  was  ever  very  fenfible  of  my  own 
Littlenefs  and  Unfitnefs,  to  be  imployed  i^J^J^r^^* 
Services;  but  calling  to  mind  that  GOD  is  STRONG,  / 
Endeavoured  to  put  aU  my  Confidence  in  Him,  and  by  lits 
Almighty  Power  was  carried  through  every  diffUuU  AOum : 
and  my  defife  is  that  His  Name  may  have  the  Praifs. 

It  was  ever  my  Intent  having  laid  my  felf  under  a  Solemn 
promife,  that  the  many  and  Repeated  Favours  of  G  OD  to 
my  felf,  and  thofe  with  me  in  the  Service,  might  bepubh/hed 
for  Generations  to  come.  And  now  my  great  Age  regutnng 
my  Difmiffionfrom  Service  in  the  Militia,  and  to  put  off  my 
Armour;  lam  wilUng  that  the  Great  and  Glorious  works 


IVMMIKM 


/  • 


H  offending 
VhiUIwas 
\rmgth  laid 
Commiffion 
And  with 
'  mi  to  put 
through  the 
and  Direc' 
althf  many 
fry  Difficult 
mt  with  me 
\e  mojlpartf 
d  of  the  Air 
be/peak  our 
ark.i,  is  our 
of  my  own 
fuch  Great 
JTRONG,  / 
,  and  by  His 
UuUAiHon: 
^raifs, 

der  a  Solemn 
of  GOD  to 
i  bepubliflud 
ige  requiring 
'to  put  off  my 
lorious  works 
of 


TO    THE    READER. 

of  Almighty  GOD,  to  us  Children  of  Men  jfhould  appear 
to  the  World:  and  having  my  Minutes  by  me;  my  Son  has 
taken  the  care  and  pains  to  Colleil  from  them  the  Infuing 
Narrative  of  many  paffages  relating  to  the  Former  and 
Later  Wars;  which  I  have  had  the  perufal  of  and  find 
nothing  ormifs,  as  to  the  Truth  of  it;  and  with  as  little 
Refle£Kon  upon  any  particular  perfon  as  might  be,  either 
alive  or  dead. 

And  feeing  every  particle  of  hiftorical  Truth  is  precious; 
I  hope  the  Reader  will  pafs  a  favourable  Cenfure  upon  an 
Old  Souldier,  telling  of  the  many  Ran-Counters  he  has  had, 
and  yet  is  come  offaUve.  It  is  a  pleafure  to  Remember  what 
a  great  Number  of  Families  in  this  and  the  Neighbouring 
Provinces  in  New-England  did  during  the  War,  enjoy  a 
great  meafure  of  Liberty  and  Peace  by  the  hazardous  Sta- 
tions and  Marches  of  thofe  Engaged  in  Military  ExercifeSy 
who  were  a  Wall  unto  them  on  this  fide  and  on  that  fide.  I 
defire  Prayers  that  I  may  be  enabled  Well  to  accompli/h  my 
Spiritual  Warfare,  and  that  I  may  be  more  than  Conquer^ 
our  through  JESUS  CHRIST  loving  of  me.  . 

Benjamin  Church. 


^  iji«aiiiiiiiii.,M  iJ.j". '!,■!?.•.■ 


•     \ 


•  ■      .    ■*■" 


r-f~- 


...  -v 


.;  1 


Illli 


a>4^,p .  jfea;V.Xij^^..'aBm  ::^.^. 


[I] 


Entertaining  Paflages 

Relating  to 

9|)il(9*0  WAR'  which  began  in  the  Year,  1675. 

With  the  Proceedings  of 

Benj.  Church  Efqr; 

IN  the  Year  1674,  Mr.  Binjamin  Church  ofDuxbuty* 
being  providentially  at  Plymouth  in  the  time  of  the 
Court,*  fell  into  acquaintance  with  Capt  John 
Almy^  of  Rhode-IJland,  Capt  Almy  with  great  im- 
portunity invited  him  to  ride  with  him,  and  view 
that  part  oi  Plymouth  Colony  that  lay  next  to  RhotU-IJlandy 


1  Sm  IntrodttdUoa,  tat  foiM  Meeunt 
of  the  origin  of  tfal*  ftruggi*. 

•  Sm  latrodoAorjr  Mmnoir,  for  fiiAs 
In  the  ewlj  Ufc  of  Mr.  Church. 

■  The  ••Court  of  Hie  Mmeftie"  met 
•t  Pljmouth  4  March,  3  June,  7  Jul/, 
and  a7  OAober,  In  1674.  [/y/w««ll 
Cttmf  Xte0rtb,  vol.  ▼.] 

«  John  Alnjr  waa  in  Pljmouth,  in 
1643 ;  nunled  Maij,  daughter  of  Jamee 
Cole;  remored  to  Porttaonth,  R.-I.( 
loft  a  horft  In  the  Anrlee  of  the  Rhode* 
Uand  Colon/by  ••  maUnggrmt  eipedi- 
tlon  "  In  watching  a  Dutch  mannif'war, 
fiHrwhkh  la  1666  he  waa  paid  ifji  aj 


Julj,  1667,  waa  anwinted  ••  Lieftenant" 
of  a  '•traope  of  horfe"}  34  Jul/,  i<i7if 
waa  a  witnefa  of  the  articles  of  agree- 
ment made  between  the  Court  of  New 
Plymouth  and  Awaflmnlu,  Squaw- 
Sachem  of  Sogkonatet  14  June,  1676, 
waa  appointed,  with  Mr.  Thomaa  Bor- 
den, to  take  tn  inventei/  of  good*  of 
Thomaa  Lawtont  died  be^Mv  Nov. 
1676,  at  which  time  Pljrmouth  Court 
gava  hia  widow  power  to  admlaifler  on 
his  eftate  within  the  Colon/ jurifdiAion. 
[Savags'a  Gtm.  DM.  I:  451  RhttU-IJI- 
mmi  C0i0miml  Jt»e»r(b,  ii:  184,  314, 
544  {  /V/M.  Col.  Rt.  v:  75,  aia.] 


•mmmgrnm 
I 


IWIUjW'' 


ff^igm^ — 


['] 


known  then  by  their  Indian  Names  ofPoeajffit^dLSogkanati} 
Among  other  arguments  to  perfwade  him,  he  told  him,  the 
Soil  was  very  rich,  and  the  Situation  pleafant  Perfwades 
him  by  all  means,  to  purchafe  of  the  Company  fome  of  the 
Court  grant  rights.'    He  accepted  his  invitation,  views  the 


•  Now  tnainljr  TiTtrtoo,  R.-I.  t  in- 
cluding the  •allem  Ihora  of  Mount- 
Hope  bajr  from  ^mtpuckmm  rirer  (Pall 
River)  on  the  north  to  Pechct  brook  on 
the  fouth.  Ae  to  the  meaning  of  the 
name  Poeqfit,  Mr.  Trumbull  Ikjri, 
"A  half-doaen  good  enough  etjrmolo- 
giet  prefent  themfelvet  {  but  a«  I  do  not 
know  which  it  right,  and  have  not 
much  conSdenoe  In  either,  I  let  the 
name  paA." 

*  Extending  from  Pachet  brook  to  the 
ocean;  now  mainljr  Little  Compton, 
R.-I.  Dr.  Ulher  Parfon*  fajra  the  word 
S9gk»mmH  Is  compounded  of  Stki, 
"black,"  k0mk,  "gooft,"  and  the  fjrl- 
lable  «<  as  a  locative  { thus  Saki-kMkrtt, 
Stetmkmt,  Steomtt,  —  equivalent  to 
"black-gooib-place."  [imdiam  ITamu 
9/  Pbuu  im  R.-t.  p.  5.]  But  Mr. 
Trumbull  lkjrst^*'If  ktmck  means 
goolb,  wh/  ihould  an  Indian  prefix  the 
adjeaivt  hUuki  n  deftriptlve  of  the 
onljr  gooft  he  knew  anjrthing  aboutf 
Then  SmeU  does  not  mean  'black,' 
but  'purple,'  /. «.,  Mack  Inclining  to 
blue,  as  we  be  It  in  the  inner  margin  of 
a  qnahaug  Ihell.  Then,  again,  the  In- 
dian never  made  nfo  of  what  we  call 
names  of  places,  but  ia/eriUi  his  lo- 
calities; never  calling  a  given  Stuation 
'black-fiih'  or  « black-goofe,'  and 
muft  have  violated  the  genius  of  his 
language  to  have  done   ib.    Then, 


Airther,  SmeJU-Mamelk,  or  its  plural,  SmeM- 
M^mck^tf,  (for  it  is  hardljr  probable  that 
MM  Mack  gooib  would  deflgnate  the 
place,)  can  hardlj  have  been  twUted 
Into  Stgkammtt  or  Smetmgt,  or  (as  Pref- 
Ident  Stiles  writes  and  marks  the  name 
in  1760)  Smuetmtt."  "As  to  the  real 
meaning  of  the  word,"  Mr.  T.  adds, 
"I  am  troubled  bj  the  ttmkmrrm$  ia 
rkk^n.  It  wtight  mean  Stkkmmim^, 
— '  the  conquered  territeiy ' ;  mSvwum- 
okfmmn^t,—*  tX  the  fouth  point*;  or 
Scwmm0»M  [JSUot,  Gen.  xxiv.  6a; 
Jodi.  XV.  19],— 'the  fouth  country'; 
either  of  which  might  eaflljr  be  corrupt- 
ed into  Sametmtt.    And  fo  on." 

*  It  was  a  common  provifion  In  the 
indentares  of  ftrvants  in  the  Pljrmouth 
Colonjr,  that  the/  Ihould  have  land  af- 
llgned  them  when  their  term  of  liftrvioe 
expired.  In  1633-4,  land  for  Ibch  ufe 
was  fet  apart  in  Sdtoate.  In  1636  the 
amount  of  five  acres  was  fixed  upon 
as  that  which  they  were  to  receive.  4 
June,  1661,  liberty  was  granted  to  thofe 
who  wefe  formerly  ftrvants,  who  have 
land  due  them  by  covenant,  to  nominate 
fome  perfons  to  be  deputed  in  thetr  be- 
half to  purduift  a  parcel  of  land  for 
their  acoommodatten  at  Saoonet  Ptor* 
ther  order  to  iteure  the  right  of  thefe 
perfons  to  take  up  land  at  Saeonet  was 
made  by  the  Court,  f  June,  1665.  4 
July,  1673,  the  foUowiag  Court  order  was 


T 


[<] 


'ogkonati} 
1  him,  the 
?crfwadc8 
tme  of  the 
views  the 

rprob«blethat 
dcfignate  the 

been  twlfted 
r/,  or  (M  Pref- 
iifka  the  miiM 
U  to  tlM  real 

Mr.  T.  adds, 
B  tmtmrrmi  tU 

rj'iorSowmm- 
nth  point'}  or 
en.  zziv.  63; 
rath  country'; 
kfil/bocomipt- 
fo  on." 

trovifion  in  the 
n  the  Pljmouth 
1  have  land  af- 
•  term  of  fervioe 
nd  for  Aich  ufe 
M.    In  1696  the 
iraa  fixed  upon 
«  to  receive.    4 
granted  to  thofe 
ranta,  who  have 
laatt  to  nominate 
uted  in  their  be- 
■tel  of  land  for 
tSaoonet    Fur- 
he  right  of  thefo 
Itt  Seeonetwaa 
f  Jm»,  Ms.   4 
iCourtonknnn 


Country,  ft  was  pleafed  with  it;  makes  a  purchafe/  fettled 


paiM  I — "  Whereat  there  is  a  traAe  of 
land  graunted  to  the  old  fonranta,  or  Aich 
of  them  a*  are  not  elftwiiere  iUppljred, 
l/ing  att  Saoonett,  the  Court  doe  de- 
termine the  bounds  tliereof  to  be  ftom 
the  bounds  of  th^  graunt  made  to  Pljrm- 
outh  att  Punckateefett  and  the  bounds 
of  Dartmouth,  and  foe  all  lands  fouth- 
erly  Ijring  between  that  and  the  iha ;  the 
Court  haue  likewUb  giuen  them  order, 
or  Aich  as  thejr  fhall  appoint,  to  make 
purchafe  thereof  in  theire  behallb  as  oo- 
cation  dull  require,  and  that  all  flich 
p'fons  as  haue  right  vnto  the  faid  graunt 
as  old  ibrrants  att  Saconett  fliall  make 
their  appeerance  att  Pljrmouth  on  the 
twentjftcond  of  this  pYent  Julj,  then 
and  theire  to  nake  out  theire  right,  and 
aifoe  pay  i\ich  disburftnents  as  ihall  nef- 
fefariljr  be  required,  or  otherwife  looiii 
theire  right" 

Agreeably  to  thie  order  the  following 
»f  peifone  appeared  at  Plymouth,  on 


faid  aa  July,  viat  Joflah  Window, 
Bii|.  I  Mr.  Conftant  Southworth  |  Dan- 
lei  Willcosi  Hugh  Cole  (in  right  of 
James  Cole,  fen.)i  Nicolas  Wade  and 
John  Cudiing,  both  in  right  of  faid 
Nicolas  Wade;  Thomas  Williams ; 
JBtm/mmim  Ckmrtk  (in  right  of  Richard 
Bidiop  and  alfo  in  right  of  Richard 
Bears)  I  John  Roufe,  Jr.  (in  right  of 
Samuel  Chandler) ;  William  Sherman, 
fen.;  Joftph  Church  (in  right  of  John 
Smalley,  and  alfo  in  right  of  George 
Vioory);  John  Rogers,  Jun.  (in  right 
of  William  Tubbs);  William  Merrick; 
Martha  Dean  (in  right  of  Joseph  Bee- 
die)  ;  Simon  Roufe  (in  right  of  John 
Rouib,  fen.) ;  William  Pabodie  (in  right 
of  Abraham  Samfon) ;  Edward  Fobet 
(in  right  of  John  Fobes) ;  John  Iridi, 
jun.  (in  right  of  John  Iridi,  fen.); 
Peter  Colomore;  Daniel  Hayward  (in 
right  of  John  Hayward,  ftn.);  Jofiah 
Cook;  John  Wadibume,  fen.,  "as  a 


*  FIrft  lAied  in  1716,  and  probably 
diaated  by  Col.  Church  to  his  fon 
Thomas  not  long  before  that  time,  it 
will  not  Ibem  ftirprifing  that  dight  in- 
aocuradee  dMuld  oocaflonally  be  found 
in  this  narrative  of  what  took  place 
more  than  40  years  before.  There  is 
fome  evident  oonAifion  here.  Theorig^ 
inal  MS.  Proprietmv'  Reeords  prove 
that  Chuidi  had  bought  the  rights  of 
Ridiard  nOwp  and  Richard  Beare  to 
Saoonet  previous  to  aa  July,  1673;  a 
coufie  vrtilch  he  here  dtems  to  reprefont 
himiUfee  taking  in  the  following  year, 


on  Capt  Alm/s  urgency.  Unleft  the 
meeting  of  court  to  which  he  refers  (fee 
note  3)  was  the  flrft  for  that  year,  he 
mull  not  only  have  purchafed  thefe 
rights,  but  have  received  his  aiBgnment 
of  lots  No.  19  and  No.  39,  before  the 
viewing  the.xountry  here  referred  to. 
I  think,  in  point  of  faA,  he  bought 
the  rights  on  l]peculation,  and  went  down 
with  Capt  Almy  to  look  at  his  two 
lots,  and  liked  tiiem  fo  well  as  to  con- 
clude to  fettle  upon  them ;  but  became 
oonfVifed  in  his  memory  of  the  order  of 
events. 


[ « ] 

a  Farm,  found  the  Gentlemen  of  the  Ifland*  very  Civil  St 
obliging.    And  being  himfelf  a  Perfon   of  uncommon 


Amman"!  ThemM  Pop«i  John  Rich* 
mond  (In  right  of  John  Price)  t  Walter 
Woodworth  (In  right  oT  ThomM  81- 
niont)  \  Nathaniel  Thomaa  (in  right  of 
Nioolaa  Prailong)  I  Bphraim  Tlnkham  i 
Thonaa  Pinfoni  and  William  Shirt- 
life.  The/  "protvd  thtlr  rights,"  and 
agraad,^ 

I.  That  all  wtra  aqual  propriatora 
of  the  grantod  pnmlAa,  "  that  la  to  faj, 
to  hava  and  pty  alika,  according  to 
each  man'*  proportion.* 

a.  That  all  Unda  on  thair  grant  at 
Saconet  that  ftall  an/  waj  bacoma 
alienated  flmn  the  Indians,  and  appro- 
priated to  the  Bn^Uh, "  Ihall  belong  and 
be  to  uie  albraiald  pioprietort. 

3.  That  one  equal  fhare  ihall  be  ap- 
propriated "  to  the  uft  of  the  miniftiy, 
and  fo  to  remain  ftiocefllvelj  fiwcver." 

4.  That  no  perfim  Ihall  impropriate 
to  himftif  mora  than  twjkmru  at  Sa- 
conet, on  penalty  of  ferteitura  to  the 
company  of  all  flieh  overplua. 

5.  That  no  proprietor  Ihall  alienate 
an/  of  hia  land  to  one  *•  not  related  to 
him  bjr  aflbiity  or  blood,"  without  con- 
ientof  themi^partof.the  companjr, 
or  their  committee. 

6.  That  an/  proprietor  net  p^Iof  » 
b/ the  lall  of  Oaobernext,  for  hia  part 
of  what  ml|^t  have  been  purehaM  b/ 
the  lail  of  September  next,  with  hia 
proportion  of  chargea,  Ihall  forMt  hia 
Ihare  to  the  other  pioprlatore. 


7.  That  at  an/  meeting  of  the  com- 
pany dul/  warned,  the  xm^  part  of 
them  that  Ihall  appear  ftall  have  Aill 
power  to  aA  for  all,  eacept  to  dii^wre 
of  an/  of  the  lands. 

8.  That  William  Pabodie  ihall  fce 
their  clerk. 

9.  That  Mr.  Conftant  Southworth, 
William  Pabodie,  and  Nathaniel  Thom- 
as, ihall  be  a  committee  to  aA  for  them 
in  purchaflng  of  the  Indians,  calling 
meetings,  "  and  ibeh  other  occaflons  as 
ma/  concern." 

Haring  now  authority  to  estinguiih 
the  Indians'  titles  at  Saconet,  the  Com- 
mittee proceeded  tio  the  woilii  31  Jul/, 
purehaflng  of  Awaibonhs,  Squaw-Sa- 
chem, for  C75,  the  land  iVom  Pachet 
brook  on  the  north,  to  a  landing-place 
called  Tm/Am,  and  a  whits-oak  tree  In 
Ttmpt  fWamp  (In  the  range  of  what  is 
now  called  Ta/lor's  Lane— ite  map), 
ontheibuthi  with  a  depth,  ikom  the  ba/ 
on  the  weik,  of  one  mile  Inland.  There 
iiwms,  however,  to  have  been  aqueiUon 
of  ownerihip  long  unibttied  among  the 
Indians  1  for  In  \(t»  {Flgfm.  CtL  Xte.  Iv  i 
16]  Tataoomuncah,  and  a  Squaw-Sap 
chem  called  Namumpam  (Weetamoe, 
of  Pocaftt)  came  to  PT/month  with 
comptointo  againlt  WamAitta,  for  fell- 
ing Saconet  nedt,  which  was  cUimed 
b/them.  So,  to  make  a  fiire  thing  of 
It,  the  Committee,  i  Nov.  1673,  re- 
purehaibd  of  Mamanuah  (1H10  could 


•  The  inand  of  Rhode-IOand  (In  plain  flght  «cra&  the  "Bait  Pdbfle.' 


0 


-tw»*'  iT  jLMi,'i^%4i(mm 


m  nmn*,mtm*it^im^m 


[a] 


f  Civil  ft 
icommon 

«rtlM  com* 
ii^r  part  of 
•11  havo  Aill 
pt  to  ditjpofii 

Ato  ftall  U 

Southworth, 
lianlcl  Thorn- 
I  aA  for  them 
IUm,  oaUng 
roGcalloMM 

to  tstinguUh 
iMt,th«Com* 
roriit  3ijul/i 
I,  8qu«w*S»> 

ftom  Pachet 
landinf-plaoa 
Ita-oak  tree  In 
tgt  of  what  la 
•—A*  map), 
h,  from  the  bay 
Bland.  Thcra 
MenaqtMftkm 
lad  among  tho 
t.C9t.RtcAfi 

a  Sqnaw*8aF 
n  (Waatamoa, 
Tjrmoatti  with 
lAitta,  for  ftll* 
li  waa  claimed 
ifiira  thing  of 
Wot.  1673,  re- 
Ji  (who  oouM 


PaAifla." 


A6tivity  and  Induftry,  he  Toon  ereAed  two  buildingi  upon 
his  Fftrm,  and  gain'd  a  good  acquaintance  with  the 
Natives:  got  much  into  their  favour,  and  was  in  a  little 
time  in  great  efteem  among  them. 

The  next  Spring  advancing,**  while  Mr.  Church  was  dili- 
gently Settling  his  new  Farm,  (locking,  leafing  &  difpofing 
of  his  Affairs,  and  had  a  fine  profpe6t  of  doing  no  fmall 
things;  and  hoping  that  his  good  fuccefs  would  be  inviting 
unto  other  good  Men  to  become  his  Neighbours;  Behold! 
the  rumour  of  a  War  between  the  EngU/h  and  the  Na- 
tives gave  check  to  his  projedts.  People  began  to  be  very 
jealous  of  the  Indiant,  and  indeed  they  had  no  fmall  reafon 
to  fufpe£t  that  they  had  formed  a  defign  of  War  upon  the 
Engli/h.^  Mr.  Chureh  had  it  daily  fuggefted  to  him  that 
the  Indians  were  plotting  a  bloody  defign.  That  Philip 
the  great  MoutU'hopt  Sachem  was  Leader  therein:  and 
fo  it  proved,  he  was  fending  his  Meflengers  to  all  [2]  the 


ihow  an  agreement,  of  date  ii  Mar. 
167a,  from  hia  brother*  Ofomehcw  and 
Pi^btoqiio,  and  ftom  Paeufteheft,  Num- 
pottce,  and  Joham,  who  were  '*  nearly 
related,"  empowering  him  to  All),  Ofo- 
mehew,  Sudiqua,  and  Annmpalh,  for 
£35,  tiie  Aflna  territoiy,  with  a  flnall 
addition. 

10  April,  1(74,  the  company  met 
at  Dinbuiy,  divided  thie  land  into  3a 
iharea,  and  drew  Iota  for  them.  There 
were  39  proprietortt  Benjamin  Qiureh 
and  hia  brother  Joibph  had  each  a  double 
right,  and  the  loth  lot  waa  agreed  upon 
a*  to  be  *'th«  niniftar'a  tot")  making 


the  whole  number.  Bei^amln  Church 
drew  Not.  19  and  39.  \Flym,  Ctt, 
J?M.  It  33,  44;  iil:  316;  ivi  97(  vt 
135.  Origimai  MS.  Rtetrdt  of  H* 
Pr9pri$tort  •/  Smetrnti.} 

*  The  luring  of  1675,  ibon  after 
the  murder  of  Sailhmon. 

u  The  many  ftlendly  and  Chriftian 
Indiana  in  their  inlerooui:fo  with  their 
favage  aequaintaneea  came  to  the  knowl* 
edge  of  many  foi^icloua  drcumftanoea, 
and  It  waa  their  teftimony  aa  well  as 
what  the  fottlera  themftlvea  obforred, 
which  now  began  to  excite  their  eolid* 
tude  for  the  foture. 


UliMkil(ttl'WM4MVl 


4.  


[>] 


Neighbouring  Sachems,  to  ingage  them  in  a  Confederacy 
with  him  in  the  War. 

Among  the  reft  he  fent  Six  Men  to  Awa^onh  Squaw- 
Sachem  of  the  Sogkonalt  Indians,**  to  engage  her  in  his 
Interefti:  Awa^onks  fo  far  liftened  unto  them  as  to  call 
her  Subjects  together,  to  make  a  great  Dance,  which  is 
the  cuftom  of  that  Nation  when  they  advife  about  Mo- 
mentous Affairs.  But  what  does  Awaflumks  do,  but  fends 
away  two  of  her  Men  that  well  underftood  the  EngU/k 
Language  {Saffamon  and  Gtorgi^  by  Name)  to  invite  Mr. 


1071,  whtn  Am  agrtM  with  Pljrmouth 
Coort  to  flibmit  iMffUf  and  Imt  paopla, 
•ad  to  giv*  up  ttelr  aroM.  In  Auguft 
MIowlaf  ilM  ■Sbnd  bar  mark  to  •  fettar 
wriMan  to  Gov.  Prinsi  in  nfcraaea  to 
thla  agraamant  to  Joaa,  167a,  Am 
agraad  to  At  off  fimia  land  tn  mortgaca 
to  PljrmonUi  Court,  io  fatlifc^Mon  of  a 
dabt  duo  to  Mr.  Jbha  Aloa/.  7  Majr, 
t673»  Am  ia  wuDod  aoMOg  Sacbama  to 
ba  traatad  wUb  bj  tba  Rbodt-Iflaiid 
AAofriM J  "  to  oooAilt  and  agraa  of  iboM 
wi^  to  ptayant  tha  astrana  awalk  of 
tba  ladiaaa'  drunkaunaft."  31  Julj, 
i«7j,  <ba  fold  a  laiga  porttoa  of  tba  tar* 
ritoiy  dabnad  bjbar,  to  tba  oommlttoa 
of  Saooaat  praprlalera.  7  Ju^,  1674, 
iw  la  ceeaplalMd  of  at  P^jraaoutb  Court 
by  Mamanuab,  **CbiaA  proprlalor  of 
tba  teada  of  Saoonatt,"  Ant  «'AMcablj 
datalniog"  fiMiBof  bialaiid,  and  bindar* 
log  bfan  ftom  givbig  polfcAlon  of  it  to 
tba  BnglUb  to  wbom  ba  bad  fold  tba 
fluna;  and  tbabr  ral^adUva  rigbta  to  tba 
land  wara  mada  tba  IbltlaA  of  JU17  trial* 


to  bar  diitomAtura.  19  II^Ti  1675, 
Aa  had  tbraa  quartara  of  a  mila  iiiuara 
At  off  to  bar  bjr  tlM  Saoonat  propriatora, 
on  tba  Awra  immadiateljr  foutb  of  tba 
foutb  Una  of  tbair  Srft  purebaA.  In 
Juljr,  1043.  iba,  bar  daugbtar  Batigr,  and 
bar  Am  Patar,  ivara  aiaaiinad  at  Pljrm- 
outb  Court  on  Ail^ldon  of  baving 
murdarad  a  ebild  of  Add  Battyi  but 
wara  dlftniftd  for  want  of  proof.  Har 
unawaa  Wtrnt^ftmitt.  Sba 
baSdaa  PMar  and  Ba«gr  abova 

wbe  "waa  put  to  OraaMaar  febool  and 
laaraad  Latla,  daAgaad  for  ooUaga,  but 
vaa  Ariaad  with  tba  palQr."  pDraka'a 
Bmk  tf  Ida  ImtUihu,  afOf  1  Mf/k 
H0.  CM.  SI  1141  R,'l.  C«C  Rtt.  Uf 
4871  Ftsfwh  C0I.  jttc  rt  751  vit  113} 
vlltt^i.    MS.  Jtte,  Pnp,  Smemiti.} 

tba  fot^ytwo  Saooaat  ladiana,  who,  14 
Jutjr.  1671,  Agaad  a  pi^ar  appiwriag  tba 

Gooq^  pfovad  hlmftlf  a  Maad  to  tho 
BngUlh.    [Draha'a  AdUaa  BSttT'*  >5o>] 


■M.»«#*iMw..^.to.t«,^^»,r.-.,  .■■.,- n--iiinn-^ii^a 


■'■"■'I  I'll  '■'"■■WIWWMIWMMy! 


L^onfederacy 

mJks  Squaw- 
e  her  in  hit 
m  as  to  call 
ice,  which  ii 
B  about  Mo- 
do,  but  fends 
1  the  £tigli^ 
to  invite  Mr. 

,    J9  lUy.  i«7Si 
r«  or  ■  mite  fquM« 

lUteljtouthof  Ui« 
Afft  pmchaA.    la 
iMigliltr  Betty,  and 
tsMBlMd  St  Pljrm' 
il^ickm  ot  having 
or  iUd  Bcttyl  but 
i^Mt  of  proof.    Hot 
%  Wm^wM.  8lM 
r  Mid  Bottgr  above 
mmMmmyanM, 
JfMMMT  fclMxd  Md 
BMdflBroolkPibut 

bopidiy."  CDrt*«*« 
J^gM,  «|0|  I  i«|^ 
1  Ji..i.  C*L  Ji«e.  Uf 

?w.T>y5l  ▼*'  "3» 

Ml^flMW)  WM  OM  of 

»iMBtIikUww»wbo,a4 
ipi»«r«pp«»»liiftho 
4iM»tM«*lMdn«4o. 
mfttfalHMHl  to  tho 


I  >  ] 

Chunk  to  the  Dance.  Mr.  Church  upon  the  Inviution, 
immediately**  Ukes  with  him  CharUs  Haulton^  his  Ten- 
nants  Son,  who  well  underftood  the  Iiulian  Language,  and 
rid  down  to  the  Place  appointed:  Where  they  found 
hundreds  of  Indians  gathered  together  from  all  Parts  of 
her  Dominion.  Awaflumks  her  felf  in  a  foaming  Sweat  was 
leading  the  Dance.  But  flie  was  no  fooner  fenfible  of  Mr. 
Churthts  arrival,  but  (he  broke  off,  fat  down,  calls  her 
Nobles  round  her,  orders  Mr.  Church  to  be  invited  into 
her  prefence.  Complements  being  pall,  and  each  on^  tak- 
ing Seats.  She  told  him.  King  Philip  had  fent  Six  Men 
of  his  with  two  of  her  People  that  had  been  over  at 
Mouni'hopt^  to  draw  her  into  a  confederacy  with  him  in 


M  It  would  Am  to  bo  flittlod  bj  what 
followi,  that  thU  waa  In  tha  aarljr  part  of 
tho  waak  pioooding  tho  Srft  outbmk, 
which  would  aflgn  It  to  14-17  Juno, 
i<75.  Bllft  iH0,  JMtMi,  75]  tky 
it  waa  on  tho  15th. 

I*  I  And  no  trace  of  thia  name  in  tho 
Plymouth  Colon/  at  thU  data.  Thart 
waa  a  Charlaa  Haaolton  at  IpArkh, 
i«6i-«.  Probablj  thia  "Tannant" 
might  havo  como  ftom  IUiodo>I<land. 
A  "Charlaa  Haaioton"  waa  Grand 
Jufw  at  a  Qyartar  Safltona  hold ..;  ;U<w«> 
aflor,  ibr  Rhodo>Ifland  and  Pnnrldeaca 
Plantatlona,  'in  aaptambar,  1688.  [Sot* 
ago'a  6m.  DUI.  Ui  3951  J?.>/.  Ctl. 
Jl«e.  ill  1 943.] 

**  liottot>ilopo  waa  tho  oaiy  and  ln« 
OTltablo  AnglldflB  of  Mmitt^  (Mm- 
Am/),  which  waa  tha  Indian  nama  of  tha 
hiU  on  tha  aailam  ihora  of  what  la 
now  BrMol,  R.-I.,  ftonting  Tlvarton. 


Mount^Hopa  naek  ineludod  tha  land 
running  down  Into  tha  ba/,  fluipod 
bj  Ktkamnit  rivar  on  tho  aaft  and 
north,  and  Warran  (or  S»wmmi)  rivar 
on  tha  wafti  baing  foma  nina  mlka  In 
length  b/  ftom  two  milea  to  one  in 
width,  Indoding  the  preftnt  towna  of 
Warren  and  Briilol,  E.-I.  On  thia 
neck  were  then  three  Indian  ▼illagea,  — 
MoiOmmp,  near  the  hiUt  KtktmmU, 
around  the  i^ng  of  that  namei  and 
Stmmm,  on  the  ijpot  where  the  ▼lllago 
iX  Warren  now  ilanda.  Stmtmwu  waa 
the  chief  Ibat  of  Ifaflklbitt  Philip  (bema 
to  hayo  more  TdentlSed  himMf  with 
Mmtmmt.    [Faftaden'a  IFbrrw,  R.-!, 

The  name  JMmIi!^  (JTmAm/ la  better 
Indian),  Mr.  Trumbull  fajra,  haa  pof- 
fiblj  loft  an  Initial  l>llable.  Oto^,  or 
Oukmft  In  oompound  worda,  meana 
"head,"  "Aunmlt."   If  the  name,  aa 


I 


tit 


MMHKSIttWttHlttUMIF  ^ 


MMiii 


MMMMWaMHtW 


MMrHrlltinflliraMmui»''' 


.':'*. 


[«1 

a  Wt  With  the  ITviS^.  J>^"«  *»*'"***  «!:*  ^^it*  aI 
vice  in  the  cfe,  «d  to  tell  her  the  Truth  wh^«  Uie 
W»«^wt#"  Men  (M  PtUUp  h«l  told  her)  were  gathering  a 
^T^rtay  to  Invade  PkiHps  Country.  He  ^ured  her 
STwould  t?ll  her  the  Truth,  imd  give  her  hi.  beft  «lvlc^ 
Then  he  told  her  twM  but .  few  day.  fince  he  camc^ 

Ply^ik,  and  the  EngH/h  were  then  ^^"^^^^^^ 
tio^forWar,  That  he  wa.  In  Co«P«>y  wiA  the  Pri«^ 
cipal  Gentlemen  of  the  Government,  who  had  no  Dil^ 
cLVfeTall  about  War;  and  he  believ'd  no  tho't.  abou 
Tx^  He  aak'd  her  whether  Ihe  tho»t  he  wou^d  have 
bromrht  up  hia  Gooda  to  SetUe  in  that  Place,  if  he  ap- 
S:^eS'an  entering  into  War  with  ^o  near  «  N.^^ 
iour.    She  feem»d  to  be  fome-what  convinM  by  hit  talk, 
Mid  (aid  Ihe  believ'd  he  fpoke  the  Truth, 
■^en  (he  called  for  the  Maun^kcp.  Men:  W^o  ««de  a 
formidable  appearance,  with  their  Face.  Painted,  «id  Aelr 
H^  Trim'd^Tn  Comb-fkihlon,  with  their  Powder- 


It  It  «iiqti*Mo9iil>l7  *»»»^  •«•  "T* 
M black"  (or  *»rlt-«olo«d).  «i4  •«•/• 

p.rtldpt«l  .ata,  M  In  ^^  *5^  *2l 
fc," white l»iia."*'i»oMyl»^"   Oat 

bMiitiail  Anamit  wM  thkUj  woodto, 
thit  n«m«wooldbt««*tiiwloM  ••oog 
thtliidlwitiBrlt 

»  "  ert^^MM,  writtta  il/MM»  to  «>• 
Colony  lUootdt,  It  At  ««•  "^ 'J"" 
ottth  to  ChuKht  HMM7t  ••*  «»  »» 


|t«aitdaHlb7tlitii«tltt««^A«ll«?^'" 

»  ThU  WM  init.     •»•  ••tfcorititt 
,w«  ttiy  flaw  iB  btlto**  to  Iht  aMii«r 

of  w  ladtoa  vprHiagi  •»••  •••'  "'•y 

h«i  btta  wtfBtd  by  w^^'y  «i!!?;"?: 

Mkl  w«ra  wttatft  to  «hw  of^rMMf* 
fblMdMit  oMmaMlt.  Th*  Oowmor 
onitiad  •  mlUtwy  watch  to  ht  htpt  ap 
to  trwy  towa,  bat  took  aa  athtr  aotiot 

of  tht  floadaA  of  ttio  ladlaat,  haptaf 
that  tho  Item  would  blow  •^^ 
had  fctanJ  ttaitt  doat  btfcia.    [»«^ 


iMCMMh 


A\i-- 


i  her  hit  ad- 

whethcr  the 

gftthering  a 

aflured  her 
beft  advice. 
)  came  from 
no  Prepara^ 
th  the  Prin- 
had  no  Di^ 

tho'ts  about 

wonld  have 

ce,  if  he  ap- 

Bar  a  Neigh- 

i  by  hit  talk, 

Who  made  a 
)ted»  and  their 
heir  Powder- 

IMiiTJ]  ^^ 
.  TlM  ftiitlioritiM 
iltev*  la  Um  dMigar 
■g,  trm  •ftw  *•/ 
,j  MmilT  ladteiw, 
to  flMM  of  rblMp't 
Ktk  TlwCkwwnor 
initehtolMlwpt«P 
loQkMAtlwraotioa 
ttw  IndlMM,  iMptaf 
aid  Mow  ovMS  M  U 


homi,  and  Shot-bagt  at  their  backi;  which  among  that 
Nation  it  the  -ofture  and  figure  of  preparednefa  for  War. 
She  told  Mr.  CAunA,  thefe  were  the  Pcrfont  that  had 
brought  her  the  Report  of  the  Enf/i/k  preparation  for 
War:  And  then  told  them  what  Mr.  CAurtA  had  faid  in 
anfwer  to  it 

Upon  thit  began  a  warm  talk  among  the  Indiani,  but 
*twai  foon  quafli*d,  and  Awaflumhs  proceeded  to  tell  Mr. 
CAurtA,  that  PAiHps  Meflage  to  her  wat,  that  unleft  (he 
would  ibrth-with  enter  into  a  confederacy  with  him  in  a 
War  againft  the  EngU/Ay  he  would  fend  hit  Men  over 
privately,  to  kill  the  Engii/A  Cattel,  and  burn  their  Houfet 
on  that  fide  the  River,  which  would  provoke  the  EngU/A 
to  fall  upon  her,  whom  they  would  without  doubt  fup-  [3] 
pofe  the  author  of  the  Mifchief.  Mr.  CAurcA  told  her 
he  wat  forry  to  fee  fo  threatning  an  afpeft  of  AfTairt;  and 
fteping  to  the  MomU-AepiS,  he  felt  of  their  bags,  and  find- 
ing them  filled  with  Bullets,  ask'd  them  what  those  Bul- 
lets were  for:  They  fcoffingly  reply*d  to  flioot  Pigtons 
with. 

Then  Mr.  CAurcA  tumM  to  AwafAonkSy  and  told  her, 
if  PAiHp  were  refolv'd  to  make  War,  her  beft  way  would 
be  to  knock  thofe  Six  Mount-Aopes  on  the  head,  and  (belter 
her  felf  under  the  Protc6kion  of  the  EngU/Ai  upon  which 
the  MoutU-AopiS  were  for  the  prefent  Dumb.  But  thofe 
two  of  Awa/AonAs  Men  who  had  been  at  Mount-Aopt  ex- 
prefsM  themfelves  in  a  furious  manner  againft  his  advice. 


immOk^  Ik.] 


)  iti>ij"myii. 


■HMMMMHMMlaiiMWMMMi 


i*t- 


[  3  ) 

And  Link  Eyti^  one  of  the  Qjiceni  Council  joynM  with 
them,  «nd  u.    ed  Mr.  Chunk  to  go  aiide  wiUi  him  among 
the  bulhei  thtt  he  might  have  feme  private  DIfcourfe 
with  him,  which  other  Indiani  immediately  forbid  being 
fenHble  of  hla  III  defign:  but  the  Indiana  began  to  flde 
and  grow  very  warm.    Mr.  Chunk  with  undaunted  Cour- 
age told  the  Mount-kopn  they  were  hloody  wretchea,  and 
thirfted  after  the  blood  of  their  Engli/k  Neighbours,  who 
had  never  Injur'd  them,  but  had  always  abounded  in  their 
kindnefi  to  them.    That  for  hit  own  part,  tho'  he  defired 
nothing  more  than  Peace,  yet  if  nothing  but  War  would 
fatiifie  them,  he  believed  he  (hould  prove  a  (harp  thome  in 
their  fidei;   Bid  the  Company  obferve  thofe  Men  that 
were  of  fuch  bloody  diipofitioni,  whether    Providence 
would  fuffer  them  to  Live  to  fee  the  event  of  the  War, 
which  others  more  Peaceably  difpofed  might  do. 

Then  he  told  Awa/konks  he  thought  it  might  be  moft 
advifable  for  her  to  fend  to  the  Oovemour  of  Plymoutk^ 
and  (belter  her  felf,  and  People  under  hit  Proteaion.  She 
lik'd  hii  advice,  and  defired  him  to  go  on  her  behalf  to 
the  Pfymtmik  Government,  which  he  confented  to:  And  at 


i»  UttU  Epa  with  hit  flunll/  MinrtMl 
tiM  SmomU  wh«a  ttM/  ouuh  Mcncb 
with  Pljrmoulb.  ItewutdbtaprifiNMr 
durinf  th*  pragnft  of  th«  ww,  whra 
Capt  Chiifch  WM  urpd  to  taka  ravtnga 
%t  th«  hoftlU^  hM«  dUm«7«d,  but  i«- 
p:ied  that "  it  wm  not  lagliihiMn'*  fliih- 
lon  to  fttk  rrrtnia,"  and  gavo  him  tho 
feim  good  quartor  with  tha  raft. 

»  Got.  Princa  diad  ia  tha  <)^nf  of 


1679,  and  Joflaa  WInilow  was  chofen 
hlsAwcaflbr  In  tha  Miowiag  Juna.  Ha 
waa  the  onl/  fon  of  tha  Irft  Oovanior 
Window  by  hia  ftoond  marriagat  In 
i6sa,  had  mlliUrjr  command  In  Marfh- 
flald  I  1658,  waa  Mi^or,  Utan  Command- 
ari  167J,  Oanaral-in-Chlaf  agalnft 
Philip.  [Oaw.  Ntm  Ptym.  I7S-«9*J 
N.  E.  Hijl.  mmd  G*m.  Rtg.  Iv  1  197.] 


''•rtn''Ti5iSTOiBliri'iT-'iliT«hWMMaMII 


[3l 


joynM  with 
him  among 
:e  Difcourfe 
forbid  being 
Egtn  to  fide 
unted  Cour- 
Tctchet,  tnd 
hbourt,  who 
ded  in  their 
y  he  defired 
;  Wir  would 
Rrp  thome  in 
fi  Men  that 
Providence 
of  the  War, 
>t  do. 

ight  be  moft 
f  PlynumtkJ^ 
teAion.  She 
^er  behalf  to 
id  to:  And  at 

nilow  WH  chofen 
HowlagJuM.  U« 
tiM  Arft  Oovtnior 
rod  marriaffci  in 
minand  In  M«rdi* 
>r,  Umii  ComniMd- 
■  In -Chief  kgainil 
w  Piym.  l7S->9<} 


^arting  advifed  her  what  ever  fhe  did,  not  to  defcrt  the 
Engli/h  Intireft,  to  joyn  with  her  Neighbours  in  a  Rebel- 
lion whicl  would  certainly  prove  fatal  to  her.  [He 
mov'd  ncae  of  hi  Oooiii  from  hii  Iloufe  that  there  might 
not  be  the  \t^^.  jmbrage  from  tuch  an  A6tion.]  She 
thank'd  him  foi  hit  adv'ce,  and  fent  two  of  her  Men  to 
guard  Kin.  to  his  Ho'u  ,"  which  when  they  came  there, 
urged  him  to  take  care  to  fecure  his  Goods,  which  he  re- 
fufcd  for  the  reafons  before  meniioned.  But  defired  the 
JndUfu,  ihat  if  what  they  feared,  fiiould  happen,  they 
would  take  care  of  what  he  left,  and  diredcd  them  to  a 
Place  m  the  woods  where  they  (hould  difpofe  them; 
which  they  faithfully  obferved. 

He  took  his  leave  of  his  guard,  and  bid  them  tell  their 
Miftrefs,  if  (he  continued  fteady  in  her  dependence  on  the 
EngUfh^  and  kept  within  her  own  limits  of  SoghmaU^  he 
would  fee  her  again  quickly;  and  then  haftned  away  to 
Pocafftit  where  he  met  with  Pitir  Nunnuiil^  the  Husband 


■  SitiMltd  on  lot  No.  19.  which  wm 
639  rod*  ibuUi  of  PMhot  brooki  bt> 
Ing  Um  farm  in  Littit  Compton  now 
owned  and  oceupltd  bjr  Mr.  John  B. 
HowUnd,  on  Um  waft  flda  of  the  rood, 
'-oppoflte  to  th«  fchool-houA,— noorl/ 
two  milM  fottth  of  tho  pivflsnt  Tivtrton 
lino. 

«  It  te  dIAeult  to  mako  out  Um  ra* 
aa  limlta  of  tho  Anall  Sachamdoma 
which  divided  batwaan  tham  what  ii 
now  Llttla  Compton  and  Tlvarton, 
K.-1.  It  la  doubtAit  if  thoft  timiU  wara 
arar  vaiy  wall  daflnad.    But  ftom  an 


aiamination  of  tha  Propriatore*  and 
aarljr  town  racords,  and  of  tha  original 
daada  ftom  tha  Indiana,  I  think  that 
Awadrankt't  tarritoriaa  oantarad  about 
Tompa  (Vramp,  — Ijring  along  tha  waft- 
am  flMia  of  tha  paninAila  of  Saoonat, 
ftom  tha  fouth  Ida  oT  "  Windmill  hill" 
to  what  it  now  tha  Biaakwatar. 

■  This  Indian's  nanM  waa  P»i»m*w0- 
W0t,  or  P9-tm»-m-mtut,  which  tha  Bng- 
lUh  oomiptad  aaflljr  into  Ptttr  NmmmmU. 
8  Majr,  1673,  ha,  with  two  othar  In- 
diana, fold  a  lot  of  land  In  SwanAjr  to 
Nathanial  Paina  and  Hugh  Cola,  for 


II 


iff 


mmmmmmr"^ 


[4] 


of  the  Qpeen  of  Pocaffet^  who  was  juft  then  come  over 
in  a  Canoo  from  Mount-hope.  Peter  told  him  that  there 
would  certainly  be  War;  for  Philip  had  held  a  [4]  Dance 
of  feveral  Weeks  continuance,  and  had  entertain'd  the 
Young  Men  from  all  Parts  of  the  Country:  And  added 
that  Philip  expefted  to  be  fent  for  to  Plymouth  to  be  exam- 
ined about  Sa/amori^*  death,  who  was  Murder'd  at  Affor 


£35  5«.  He  WM,  about  the  fame  time, 
a  witneft  in  regard  to  a  land  caft  on 
Taunton  river.  In  Philip'*  war  be  fof 
fook  bU  wife  and  <bugbt  with  the  Eng- 
lUh.  In  1676  (ordered  by  the  Council, 
%%  Jul/,  and  oonflfmed  bjr  the  Court, 
I  November)  he,  with  Numpai  and 
Ifacke,  waa  made  InQieaor  of  Indian 
prifoaers  who  had  applied  "for  accept- 
ence  to  mefcjre"  lirom  "the  weftermoft 
iyde  of  Sepecan  Riuer,  and  foe  weft- 
ward  to  Dartmouth  bounds."  He  was 
then  ffyled  Sachem  jBm  PaUmanmU. 
[Drake'e  Bt^  tf  i»d.  i88{  Pfym.  Col. 
Jite.ri  310,315.] 

«  Thia  waa  WMmmot,  (or  Namm' 
pam),  who  had  been  the  wifo  of  Philip'a 
elder  brotiier  WknifiHUi,  or  Altmnukr. 
The  author  of  the  OU  Indiam  Chrom- 
ieUl^V^  intimates  that  foe  beliered 
her  husband  had  been  poifoned  bj  the 
Englifti,  and  that  this  made  her  more 
willing  to  liilen  to  PhiUp.   In  OAober, 
1659,  foe  was  at  Plymouth  to  feeure  the 
third  part  of  the  pajforlbme  land  which 
Alexander  had  fold;  and  acknowledged 
the  receipt  of  the  fame.    3  Jane,  i66a, 
foe  complained,  at  Rjrmouth,  of  fome 
infringement  on  her  rights  in  Wamfot- 
ta's  fale  of  Saconet    At  the  fome  time 
advice  was  given  to  her  and  her  huf- 


band,  Alexander,  (here  called  ^miqut- 
fi$amektU,)  in  reftrenoe  to  diflculties 
exifting  between  them  and  Philip  in 
legaid  to  the  entertaining  of  fome  Nar- 
raganfett  Indians  againft  Philip's  good- 
irill.  Weetamo^  did  not  follow  her  foe- 
ond  husband,  as  h^  appears  to  have  ex- 
peaed  foe  would,  ti>  Uie  Bnglifo.  She 
united  her  fortunes  to  thofe  of  Philip, 
and  miferably  periilied,  when  her  head 
*-«s  cut  oiT  and  iM  on  a  pole  at  Taun- 
ton. [Drake's  Back  oflud.  187  j  IHym. 
C0l.Jtte.Wt  17,34,186.] 

»  S^famtit  (or  Wnfam/mom)  was  bom 
in  tfie  neighborhood  of  Dorehefter,  be- 
came a  convert  and  was  educated,  and 
employed  &.  a  fchoolmafter  at  Natick, 
and  is  Add  to  have  aided  John  Eliot  in 
tranflating  the  Indian  Bfole.    After  a 
time  he  left  die  Englifo  and  became 
Philip's  feeretaiy.  and,  as  foeh,  privy  to 
hU  deflgns.    Sublbqueotly  he  returned 
to  Ms  Chriftian  foith,  and  became  teach- 
er to  the  Nemadtets,  whofe  chief,  Wa- 
tufi^aqmim,  gave  him  a  houfe-lot  ie  Af- 
fowompfett  neck  (Middleboroug^),  with 
onealfotohisfon-in-law.   He  revealed 
Philip's  plot  to  the  government  at  Plym- 
outh,  and  not  long  after  (39  Jan. 
1674-s)  was  found  dead,  under  the  ice 
on  AAwonpfett  pond,  with  maiks  of 

I* 


>ia!aMsfca«a!SWi'«ww)aga«!«" 


tt^wjgjg&ijaHB; ' 


rr 


come  over 
that  there 
[4]  Dance 
Brtain'd  the 
And  added 
;o  be  exam- 
r'd  at  Affor 

I  called  ^iqmt- 
•  to  diflculdM 
I  and  Philip  in 
ngof  fomeNar- 
ilt  Philip's  good- 
ot  follow  her  liK< 
lean  to  have  ez- 
le  Bngliih.  She 
thofe  of  Philip, 
,  when  her  head 
a  pole  at  Taun- 
'/11A1871  Plym. 
16.] 

ng/!M«)wasbom 
r  Dorehefter,  be- 
rat  educated,  and 
nafter  at  Natick, 
ed  John  Bitot  in 
I  Bible.    After  a 
lidi  and  became 
,  as  Aich,  privy  to 
Botly  he  letamed 
tnd  became  teach- 
irhofe  chief,  Wa- 
.  houfe-lot  ie  Af- 
lleborottgh),with 
law.   He  revealed 
rertunentatPljrm- 
>  after  (09  Jan. 
lad,  under  the  ice 
a,  with  mafia  of 


[  4  ] 

wom/e/'Pondai*  knov/ing  himfelf  guilty  of  contriving  that 
Murder.  The  fame  Pe/er  told  him  that  he  faw  Mr.  yapus 
Brovm^  of  Swansey^  and  Mr.  Samuel  Gorton*  who  was 
an  Interpreter,  and  two  other  Men  who  brought  a  Letter 
from  the  Govemour  of  Plymouth  to  Philip.  He  obferv'd 
to  him  further,  that  the  Young  Men  were  very  eager  to 
begin  the  War,  and  would  fain  have  kill'd  Mr.  Browtiy  but 
Philip  prevented  it;  telling  them,  that  his  Father  had 
charged  him  to  (hew  kindnefs  to  Mr.  Brown.*    In  ihort, 


violence.  Three  Indians  were  tried  and 
executed  for  his  murder,  there  being 
little  do«/!bt  that  it  had  occurred  hy 
Philip's  command.  [Mather's  Jttlatiom, 
74 1  Hubbard's  Narrativt,  14;  If.  M. 
Hijt.  ami  Gam.  B*g.  sr  t  43, 149.] 

fit)  fond  is,  with  its  conneaing  ponds, 
the  latgeft  iheet  of  water  in  Plymouth 
County  not  merely,  but  in  Bfafliuhu- 
fetts;  being  fome  tx  miles  long  by  a 
width  varying  fttnn  four  miles  to  a  few 
rods.  It  lies  partly  in  Rochefter,  more  in 
Middlebonugh,  moft  in  the  new  town 
of  LakevUle.  Prefident  Stiles,  on  the 
authority  of  "Jonathan  Butterworth,  mi. 
63,  of  Rehobotii,'*  in  1963,  fays  that 
«<  Aflkwampibtt  is  fo  called  ftom  a  place 
or  patch  of  beech-trees,  called  in  Indian 
fitwrnft}  so  ^amamffitt,  SwtMmp- 
fiU,  both  names  of  the  fiune  place." 
But  he  adds,  *•  SwrniJU  flgniiles  *a 
/mmtt  fomd  tmeomp€jM  vUk  trtn* { 
fiwamp$,*h0iek-trta'}  andputtingboth 
together,  flgniAes  mf«ndo/vmUr  wHk 
bMck-trM$  gevming  tirmmd  it."  Mr. 
Thimbull  comments,  **  I  dont  believe 
•wordoftfais;  butasPreiMentStileeis 


refpeAable  authority,  and  Butterworth 
cant  be  impeached,  I  give  it,  for  what 
it  is  worth.  Sowanu,  Scwamf$  ('  Sow 
kamn  hay.*  Winthrop's  Joumat,  ii: 
lai,  note)  is  the  fignificant  word;  the 
«/  marking  the  locative." 

<"  James  Brown  was  bom  probably  in 
England;  was  the  fon  of  John,  eminent 
in  the  Colony,  being  feventeen  years 
Afflftant  and  many  years  Commiffloner 
of  the  United  Colonies.  James  was  alfo 
Afflftant  in  various  years  ftom  1665  to 
1684.  He  died  at  Wammaauifit*,  in 
Swanfty,  39  Oa.  i7io>  aged  87,  leav- 
ing two  fons,  James  and  Jabea,  and  one 
daughter,  Dorothy  Kent  [Baylies's 
Pfym.  Cot.  iv:  18 ;  Blift's  XtioMA, 

S3.  75.  78.]  ^       ^ 

■  Swat(fiy  then  included  Somerfet, 
Mafli.,  and  Banrington,  R.-I.,  with  a 
portion  of  Warren,  R.-I.,  befldes  the 
pnfent  town  of  Swanl^y.  [Blift's  Jlt- 
htbotk,  I.] 

•  The  man  of  that  name  famous  in 
the  early  controverfies  of  New  Eng- 
land. 

■>  VL.  John  Brown,  flitfaer  of  this 
Mr.  Brown,  was  a  man  of  great  kind- 
's 


1^ 


««i«l*<nrinniiwiriiir-1----"'"  ■ '-■—'■■ " '  ■»■  ■.i.iiii.i...iiiii'jiBi«tf- 


[4] 

PhiUp  was  forcM  to  promife  them  that  on  the  next  Lords- 
Day  when  the  Engli/k  were  gone  to  Meeting  they  ihouW 
rifle  their  Houfes,  and  from  that  time  forward  kill  their 

PetiT  defir'd  Mr.  Church  to  go  and  fee  his  Wife,  who 
was  but  up  the  hill;"  he  went  and  found  but  few  of  her 
People  with  her.  She  faid  they  were  all  gone,  againft  her 
Will  to  the  Dances;  and  (he  much  fear'd  there  would  be  a 
War.  Mr.  Church  advis'd  her  to  go  to  the  Ifland"  and 
fecure  her  felf,  and  thofe  that  were  with  her;  and  fend  to 
the  Governour  of  Plymouth  who  (he  knew  was  her  friend; 
and  fo  left  her,  refolving  to  haften  to  Plymouth,  and  wait 
on  the  Governour:  and  he  was  fo  expeditious  tiiat  he 
was  with  the  Governour  early  next  Morning,"  tho'  he 
waited  on  fomc  of  the  Magiftrates  by  tiie  way,  who 
were  of  tiie  Council  of  War,"  and  alfo  met  him  at  the 


neft  of  heart,  a  IHend  of  toleration, 
and  the  flrft  of  the  Plymouth  magif- 
trates who  doubted  the  eapedieney  of 
ooeidng  the  people  to  fiipport  the  mln- 
Iftiy.  Theft  qualltlee  would  naturally 
endear  him  to  BCallkfoit,  to  whom  he 
wa«  a  neighbor,  and  lead  that  good  old 
chief  to  give  the  charge  which  Philip 
mentione,  In  reference  to  hie  family. 
Bfr.  Jamee  Brown,  Indeed,  feeme  to 
have  inherited  hit  father's  difpofitlon, 
and  it  wae  at  hU  urgent  folldtation  that 
this  letter  wae  fent  to  promote  peace. 

a  Tiverton  heights,  which  the  upper 
toad  to  Fall  River  climbs  almoft  Imme- 
diately after  leaving  the  Stone  bridge. 


I*  Rhode-Ifland. 

•  The  diftance  — making  allowance 
for  the  indiieaneft  of  thelndian  paths— 
oould  not  have  been  lefs,  probably,  than 
for^-two  miles  ftomPocaftt,  and  neariy 
fifty  ftom  Church's  hoofe  at  Saoonet 
The  date  of  hU  arrival  was  Wednefday, 
i6  June,  i«7S.  [iV.  9.  Ui/t.  and  Gtm. 
R»g.vn  a6a] 

•»  The  Council  of  War  was  a  body 
which  was  empowered  to  aa  ijpedally 
on  militory  qoeilions,  and  was  oompoftd 
of  the  Governor  «nd  AiBftanto  amojkh, 
and  ofothersfpedaUy  appointed.  The 
laft  record  of  eleaion  previous  to  Phil- 
ip's war  was,  7  July,  i67»i  ''•^•n  Capt. 
BCathew  Fuller.  Leift.  Ephraim  Mor- 

«4 


xaDiwXMMiwaMAliN 


««B««a«as«aw;"7S 


[4] 


next  Lords- 

they  Ihould 

rd  kill  their 

s  Wife,  who 
t  few  of  her 
)f  againft  her 
e  would  be  a 
Ifland"  and 
and  fend  to 
IS  her  friend; 
itiky  and  wait 
tious  that  he 
ig,"  tho*  he 
e  way,  who 
t  him  at  the 


making  allowMice 
thelndian  paths— 
efti  probkbljr,  than 
Pocaftt,  Mid  nearly 
houfe  at  Saconeb 
alwasWednefdaj, 
Jg.  Hi/t.  and  G«m._ 

r  War  was  a  bod  j 
icd  to  aA  ijpodally 
i,andwaaoompoicd 
AiBftanta  Mtjkh, 
[I7  appointed.  The 
m  previous  to  Fhii- 
r,  1671,  when  Capt. 
lift.  Ephraim  Moi^ 


Govemoun.  He  gave  them  an  account  of  his  obferva- 
tions  and  difcoveries,  which  confirmed  their  former  intel- 
ligences, and  haftned  their  preparation  for  Defence. 

PhiUp  according  to  his  promife  to  his  People,  permitted 
them  to  March  out  oi  ti^f  Neck"  on  the  next  Lords- 
Day,"  when  they  plundred  the  neareft  Houfes*'  that  the 
Inhabitants  had  deferted:"  but  as  yet  offered  no  violence 
to  the  People,  at  left  none  were  killed.  However  the 
alarm  was  given  by  their  Numbers,  and  hoftile-Equipage, 
and  by  the  Prey  they  made  of  what  they  could  find  in  the 
forfaken  Houfes. 

An  exprefs  came  the  fame  day"  to  the  Govemour,  who 
immediately  gave  orders  to  the  Captains  of  the  Towns  to 


''^^i 


ton,  Enfign  Mark  Eamea,  Comett  Rob* 
crt  Studfon,  Mr.  Joflas  Window,  ftn., 
Sec.  Natlianiel  Morton,  and  MeiRw. 
James  Walker,  Thomas  Huckens,  and 
Ifacke  Chettenden,  were  choftn  bj  the 
Court,  and  iVrom.    [INym,  Cot.  Rte.  r  > 

73] 
■•  The  narrow  (trip  between  Kike- 

muit  and  Warren  rivers,  bjr  which  tlie 

peninAiia  of  Mount>Hope,  or  Pock> 

anocket,  was  Joined  to  the  main>Iand 

at  Swanibjr. 

*(  w  June,  1675.  [Tirumbull's  Hijt. 
Com.  1 1  337.] 

*  Thelb  were  probabljr  tlie  liouAe 
which  Judge  Davis  refers  to  iriiere  he 
fays,  "  There  was  a  iirttlement  within 
Mount'Hope  nsck  appertaining  to 
Swanftj.  It  contained  eighteen  houres, 
all  deitrojred."  [Davis's  MtHom's  iif 
tmorimtt  463.]  This  was  in  the  north* 
em  part  of  wlwt  is  now  Warren,  R.>I. 


*  "Tenantlefs  for  the  time,  in  con- 
fequence  of  their  occupants  being  ab« 
fent  at  church."  [Peflfenden's  Warrtn^ 
66.]  Mr.  Drake  fuggefts  [^otti  om  tkt 
Indium  Wan  in  N.  B.,  in  JV.  B.  Hift. 
and  Gen.  R*g.  xv  i  154],  on  the  author* 
it/  of  Window's  and  Hinckle/s  Nar- 
rativt  if  tht  Beginning  and  Progrefi 
ofth»  Pnjini  TronNeit  that  the  people 
had  deferted  them  through  fbar. 

■  The  meflfenger  reached  Plymouth 
at  "  break  of  day,"  Monday  morning. 
[Barry's  M^$.  i:  41a]  Befldes  fend- 
ing expreffes  to  the  Captains  of  the 
towns,  the  Court,  on  Tuefday,  iflUed  a 
prodanution  for  a  fait  on  the  next 
Thurfday.  Tliat  proclamation  was  as 
follows  ^liib's  Rtiobotk,  79] :  — 

"  The  Council  of  this  Colony,  taking 
*'  into  their  feriousoonfideration  the  awe* 
•'  All  hand  of  God  upon  us,  in  permitting 
*'  the  heathen  to  carry  it  with  infolency 


<5 


'"'T'^-g^iMWBWreWH^'*'*''-*"-*^-*'"''^ 


1 


»,!' 


[4] 


March  the  greatell  Part  of  their  Companies,  and  to  ran- 

dezvous  at  Taun/OH,  on  Monday  Night,  where  Major  Brad' 

ford^  was  to  receive  them,  and  difpofe  them  under  Capt 

(now  made  Major)  Cutworth^  of  Siiuati,    The  Govem- 


"  and  raga  agalnft  ui,  appearing  in  their 
"great  hoftUe  preparation*,  and  alfo 
"fome  outrageous  carriages,  aa  at  other 
"times,  fo  in  ft^dal,  tiie  laft  Lord's 
"da/  to  fome  of  our  neighbours  at 
"Swanfej,  to  the  apparent  haiard  if 
"  not  real  loik  of  the  lives  of  fome  al- 
"  read/  \  do  therefore  Judge  it  a  folemn 
"  dutj,  incumbent  upon  us  ail,  to  iaj  to 
"  heart  tiiis  diQienfation  of  God,  and 
"do  therefore  commend  it  to  all  the 
"  churches,  miniiters,  and  people  of  this 
"  colony  to  fet  apart  the  34*  daj  of  this 
"  infkant,  June,  which  is  the  5*  dajr  of 
"this  week,  wlierein  to  humble  our 
"felves  before  the  Lord  for  all  thofe 
"flns  wherebj  we  have  provoked  our 
"  good  Ood  fadljr  to  interrupt  our  peace 
"  and  comfort,  and  alfo  huuibljr  to  feek 
"his  face  and  favour  in  the  gracious 
"  continuance  of  our  peace  and  privi* 
"  leges,  and  that  the  Lord  would  be  en- 
"  treated  to  go  forth  with  our  forces, 
"  and  blefs,  fiicoeed  and  proQier  them, 
"  delivering  them  tnm  the  hands  of  his 
"  and  our  enemies,  Ibbdulng  the  heathen 
"  before  them,  and  returning  tiiem  all 
"  in  fafetjr  to  their  families  and  relations 
"  again;  and  that  God  would  prepare 
"  all  our  hearts  humbljr  to  ibbmit  to  his 
"  good  pleaAire  concemii^  us. 

"  Bjr  orders  of  the  Court  of  N.  P. 
"  Nathaniel  Morton,  Secretarjr. 
"  Plymouth,  June  as,  1675." 

Befldes  the  is  churdies  and  min* 
ifters  of  the  "  Standing  Order,"  tiiere 


was  then  one  Baptift  church,  (brmed  in 
Rehoboth  in  1663,  of  which  Rev.  John 
Mjries  was  Paftor,  to  accommodate 
which  with  a  place  "where  the/  might 
not  prejudice  anj  exifting  church," 
thejr  had  been  incorporated,  in  1667,  as 
the  town  of  Swanfej.  This,  of  courfe, 
was  the  noareik  church  to  the  fcene  of 
the  breaking  out  of  Philip's  war,  and  it 
was,  doubtleft,  to  their  meeting-houlb 
— which  ftood  a  few  rods  fouth  of  the 
fouth  line  of  Rehoboth,  on  the  road 
leading  to  the  houA  of  the  lata  Mr. 
Squire  Allen,  about  fifteen  or  twenty 
rods  flmn  the  main  road  leading  flrom 
Warren  to  Seekonk  and  Providence— 
that  the  fettlers  had  gone,  on  Lord's  Dajr, 
June  ao,  when  their  houAs  were  plun- 
dered bjr  the  Indians  in  the  firft  aflkult 
IBa/t^  Mim»rial,  ivt  aafj.J 

»  Watimm  Brmd/ord,  fecond  fon  of 
Gov.  William,  of  imperiihable  mem- 
orjr,  was  bom  17  June,  1634,  and  was, 
next  to  Miles  Standilh,  a  chief  foldier  of 
the  Colonjr.  H?  was  AflUtant  Treafurer 
and  Deputj  Governor  firom  i68a  to 
1686,  and  flrom  1689  to  1691,  and  in  the 
latter  /ear  one  of  the  Council  of  Maffar 
chufetts.  He  manrled  (i)  Alice  Rich-  , 
aids,  (a)  Widow  WUWall,  (3)  Widow 
Holmes;  lived  in  what  is  now  Kingllon, 
on  the  fouth  fide  of  Jones's  river,  and 
died  ao  Feb.  I703r4,  aged  nearljr  Sa 
iN.  S.  Hi/t.  mwd  G*m.  Rtg.  iv :  45.] 

o  ymmn  Cmdwrtk  was  in  Sdtuate 
in  1634,  lived  for  a  time  in  Bamftablet 


16 


and  to  ran- 
dajor  Brad- 
ander  Capt 
he  Govcrn- 

lurch,  foniMd  in 
irhieh  Her.  John 
a  Moommodftte 
rhere  thejr  might 
sifting  church," 
rated,  in  1667,  m 

This,  of  oourfe, 
1  to  the  foene  of 
lilip't  WW,  «nd  it 
ilr  meeting-houlk 
(odt  fouth  of  the 
»th,  en  the  road 

of  the  Ute  Mr. 
fifteen  or  twenty 
oed  kading  flrom 
ind  Providence— 
ne,  on  Lord's  Daj, 
lioufte  were  plnn- 
In  the  firft  affudt 

n  earO 

»r<f,  fecond  fon  of 

nperiihable  mem> 

se,  i6a4»  •"•*  ^"'■•» 
h,achieffoldieror 

AfflftantTreafurer 
nor  firom  i68a  to 
to  1691,  and  in  the 
s  Council  of  Maff*- 
sd  (I)  Alice  Rich'  1 
Ifwall,  (3)  Widow 
atlanowKingfton, 
r  Jonee'a  river,  and 
I,  aged  nearly  80. 

it  vfas  in  Scituate 
time  in  Bamftable, 


[s] 

our  defired  Mr.  Church  to  give  them  his  Company,  and 
to  ufe  his  intereft  in  their  behalf  with  the  Gentlemen  of 
Rhode-IJland!^  He  comply'd  with  it,  and  they  March'd 
the  next  day.**  Major  Bradford  defired  Mr.  Churth  with 
a  commanded  party  confiding  oi  Engli/h  and  fome  Frund^ 
ImUanSf  to  March  in  the  Front  at  fome  diftance  from  the 
Main  body.  Their  orders  were  to  keep  fo  far  before,  as 
not  be  in  fight  of  the  Army.  And  fo  they  did,  for  by  the 
way,  they  killed  a  Deer,  [5]  flead,  roafted,  and  eat  the 
moll  of  him  before  the  Army  came  up  with  them.  But 
the  Pfymomih  Forces  foon  arrived  at  SwanMsy,  and  were 


but  returned  to  Scituate;  waa  Deputy 
for  Averal  year*  i  Captain  of  the  mili- 
tia, i6pi  AiBftant,  1656-8}  waa  de- 
prived  of  hit  command  and  oflkea  and 
diffinanchlftd,  1658-73,  being  a  friend 
of  toleration,  and  fo  judged  an  "oppof* 
er  of  the  Government"  In  1674  lie 
waa  choftn  AiBftant,  and  in  1675  *'  Gen- 
eral  and  Commander  in  Chief"  for 
Phillp'a  war.  In  i68a  Im  went  to  Eng- 
land for  tlie  Colony,  to  obtain  a  new 
Charter,  where  he  took  the  ihiall-poz 
and  died.  Hewas"paftfevenly"when 
he  took  the  field  at  thie  time  againft 
Philip.    [Deane**  SeUtmU,  345-951.] 

<■  To  nnderftand  this  expidBon  it  ia 
needflU  to  remember  that  Rhode-Ifland 
had  been  excluded  from  the  ConiMeracy 
of  the  Coloniee  formed  for  mutual  de- 
fence in  1643 1  *'on  account  of  her 
heretical  toleiitlon  of  religlouefteedom, 
and  her  open  Advocacy  of  liberty  of  con- 
icience,"  ftya  the  Editor  of  Xallon's 
JVamnHoti  "upon  gronnda  which  re- 

3 


fie^  no  credit  upon  the  Puritan  coo- 
federatea,"Mya  Arnold;  "becaufethey 
had  not  been  able  to  inftitute  a  govern' 
ment,  fiich  aa  could  be  relied  on  for  the 
ftilfilment  of  the  ftipulationa  mutually 
made  by  the  Pour  Coloniee,"  with  more 
juftice,  fays  Palft«y.  Thuaftandingby 
themiblvea,  no  cifa/ai  for  aid  could  be 
made  upon  her  dtiaena,  while  the  faft 
that  their  interefta  were,  in  the  re<)|tedts 
now  involved,  one  with  thofo  of  the 
Confederacy,  made  it  probable,  that,  if 
ibitabl^  approached— by  one  of  their 
friends,  aa  Church  waa— they  would 
fomiih  ftich  aid  aa  might  be  in  their 
power.  Bafton  fays  that  the  Governor 
of  Plymouth  wrote  them  at  this  Junc- 
ture, **to  defiSr  our  Help  with  fum 
Boate  if  they' had  ftich  Ocatkm,  and  for 
ua  to  loolie  to  our  lislfe."  [Bafton'a 
ykrrmtitm,  vi,  16;  Arnold's  Ni/I. 
RMU-I/amd,  it  115;  Palfrey's  H0. 
Nm  BUgUtnd^  i  1  639.] 
*  Tuefday,  aa  June,  1675. 


17 


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*a,^i^gw:»jHVite^"a*WB:>^.<-L.:...:v.w>..^ 


-*»T»- 


[5] 

pcil^^cd  At  Mcjer  Mrowm  and  Mr.  Milt^%  Garrifons**  chiefly; 
end  were  there  ri>on  joyned**  with  thole  that  came  from 
MaJJai^mfftU^'^  who  had  entred  into  a  Confederacy  with 
their  Pi^m&uth  Brethren,  againft  the  Perfidioui  Heathen. 

The  Enemy  who  began  their  Hoftilitief  with  plundring 
limd  deflroying  Ctkttel,  did  not  long  content  themfelves 
with  that  game.  They  thirfted  for  Englt/k  blood,  and  they 
fcH>n  broached  it;^  killing  two  Men  in  the  way  not  far 


»  ifyMi  Gmrrifim  wm  th*  fertUled 
hc<4$'>i  of  tht  Rev.  John  MjtIm,  paftor  of 
the  Baptift  Church  in  Swuifty  [Ae  note 
39,  anW],  which  ia  iVippoiiMi  to  Imto 
ftocxi  in  wlut  is  now  BanwjvUle,  alKMit' 
75  r  tdi « little  north  of  due  weft  flroni 
Mllea'e  bridfe,  which  croAs  Palmer 
(or  Warren)  riyer  about  three  milea 
north  of  Warren,  R.*!.  Mr.  Mjrlee 
was  put  to  lb  much  ei^nib  bj  the  war, 
that,  35  Feb.  1679,  it  was  voted  bjr  the 
town  that  "Mr.  John  Mjries  iball  have 
the  houfe  built  ibr  him  to  indemniiy  him 
ibr  debts  due  him  in  the  time  of  the  In- 
dian  war,  in  fiill  of  Me  demands,"  etc. 
[MS.  Hmih  Rtetrdh  4*-]  The  po- 
fltion  of  Mi^.  Brown's  [fee  note  »7,  «*#»] 
garrlfon  has  not  been  vuMj  JdentHed, 
but  it  is  fitppofiftd  tohnvobeen  in  tlw  ikme 
part  of  Swani^  with  Ifylee's  garrifim. 

**  The  Pljrmtx^ith  fbrees  probabljr 
reached  Swanibj  on  tlie  afternoon  of 
Tuefda/,  aa  June,  or,  at  flurtfaeft,  on 
Wedneldaj,  sj  June;  while  the  flrft  of 
the  Mallbchu<btti«  fbroee  left  Bofton  on 
Saturdaj,  a6  Junns,  and  all  of  them  ai^ 
lived  at  Swanibj  on  Mondaj,  aS  June. 
[FetSsnden's  IF«rrM,  tf,  69.] 

"The  Maibchuibtto  ibnies,  on  thb 


occailon,  conflfted  of  a  troop  of  horib 
under  Capt  Thomas  Preutiee,  one  of 
foot  under  Capt  Daniel  Henchman, 
and  one  hundrMi  and  ten  '*  volunteers  " 
under  Capt  Samuel  MoOej.  Mode/ 
had  been  a  "Privateer  at  Jamaica," 
and  his  "volunteer**  included  ten  or 
twelve  pirates  under  ftntenoe  of  death, 
who  were  taken  out  of  Jail  to  join  the 
command,  and  promiflid  lilb  on  good 
behavior.  Three  Chriftian  Indians— 
James  and  Thomas  Jfikuuimptimtt  and 
ZteMmry  Atrmm  —  mn  attached  to 
Capt  Prentice's  troop  as  guides.  Sev- 
eral dogs—to  be  uAd  in  hunting  the 
Indians — were  with  MoilejNi  company. 
[Drake's  Ni/f.  tfJB^hii,  It  4001  iV.  B. 
H(/t.  mml  Gtm.  Jitf.  *ft  ata  I  Trmti/ic- 
Mnw  Am»r.  Amtifumritm  S^ckijyf  11 1 

44*0 

*  It  Is  veiydiflknlt  to  harmoniae  the 
various  confllAlng  authorities  fo  as  to 
be  certain  when,  or  in  what  manner,  tiie 
llift  blood  was  drawn.  Rev.  Abiel 
FiOer,  in  his  hlftniy  of  the  Firft  Baptift 
Church  in  Swanfiqr,  fiijrs  that  Bldad 
Kingilejr— one  of  Its  members— was 
the  0rft  man  (lain,  on  Fkft-day,  the  a4th, 
at  SwaniSqr.     The  Brtif  Nmrrmthu 


18 


..~....^,.„..,„..,„.^„|.^^^l^^^,,^^^^j^j^^j^^^^^^^^^^^.^^^^^^^^ 


[5] 


bns«*  chiefly; 
it  came  from 
federacy  with  . 
as  Heathen, 
ith  plundring 
nt  themfelvet 
ood,  and  they 
I  way  not  far 

tt  «  troop  of  hottt 
w  PnuUce,  on*  of 
Owicl  HenchmMi, 
idtm^TotuntMn" 
Bl  MoOey.  Mofl«7 
atMr  at  JamaiG*," 
m"  UwlttdMl  ten  or 
r  fiintenee  of  death, 
t  of  Jail  to  Join  the 
MniAd  lUb  on  good 
:%riftian  Indian*— 
I  ^mummt/Mw/'  and 
.were  attached  to 
op  aa  guides.  Sev 
uAd  in  huntinf  the 
hMoOe/aoompany. 
l^llMr, li4oat  -AT-'* 

pmrimm  S*ekty,  ii> 

»lt  t9  harmoniM  the 
;  anthoritiea  fo  aa  to 
•in  what  manner,  the 
Irawn.  Her.  Ahiel 
lyoftheFirftBaptiit 
bj,  tky%  that  Eldad 
r  itt  memhera— wa* 
onFaft-da7>*>>«S4t>>« 
le  Brt^  Nmnmthf 


from  Mr.  Miitsh  Garrifon.  And  foon  after,  eight  more 
at  Mattapoifet\^  Upon  whofe  bodies  they  exercifed  more 
than  brutifti  barbarities;  beheading,  dif-membring  and 
mangling  them,  and  expofing  them  in  the  moft  inhumane 
manner,  which  galhM  and  ghoftly  objedts  ftruck  a  damp 
on  all  beholders. 

The  Enemy  flulh'd  with  thefe  exploits,  grew  yet  bolder, 
and  skulking  every  where  in  the  bulhes,  Ihot  at  all  Paffen- 
gers,  and  kill'd  many  that  ventured  abroad.  They  came 
fo  near  as  to  (hoot  down  two  Sentinels  at  Mr.  MiUi^ 


preibntfid  bj  the  Pljmouth  Colon/  to 
the  "  Commifllonera  of  the  United 
Coloniea,"  which  (bemt  to  hare  been 
prepared  with  minute  care,  mentions  aa 
the  Arft  perlbn  killed,  "on  the  H* 
Thomas  lajrton  was  ilaine  att  the  Ihll 
Riuer."  Hubbard  and  moft  writers 
name  the  a4th,  — Thurldaj,  the  daj  of 
Faft.  But  the  anonjmous  author  of  the 
PtmfiiU  StmH  •/  JV«w  BmgUmd  wM 
n/^  t0  tk*  IttUmn  Wmr  [p.  J]  fays 
that "  the  flrft  that  waa  kUled  was  June 
3|>"l  while  Bajriies  [/T^.  JV«w  Plym, 
Cat.  ill  i  33]  Aema  to  tftxASy  the  aad. 
[See  BUft's  Rtk»Mk,  Sc^t  Bapii0 
M«m»rM,  Vn  33*;  Pdbnden's  Wmr- 
r««,  &.  69;  Baflon's  Nmrrmtivt,  171 
t^fm.  Ctt.  Rfe.  XX  3641  Drake's  N^u 
0m  tk$  Imikm  Wmn,  in  Jf.  S.  HiJI.  and 
ChM.  Rag'  srt  156,  etc,  tat  various 
paitieuhurs  bearing  on  Uie  queftion.] 
Nilea  iHi0.  •/  ImMmn  und  Fnmek 
Wmrt,  3  Ifil/i.  Nijt.  CM  vi  i  178,  etc] 
eaieleflljr  daferibes  all  thelb  oocurrenoea 
as  being  in  1674,  inftead  of  1675. 
«  MmttaM"**  iMampaxfitt,  iMm- 


>«^/,  M$t0^toi/t,  MaUmp^i)^  was  the 
flnall  peninAila  running  into  Mraint> 
Hope  bajr  oppoflte  the  fouthweftem  ez- 
tnmitj  of  Somerfet,  having  Cole's  river 
on  the  weft,  and  Lee's  river  on  the  eafti 
now  called  Gardner'*  neck.  Paribns 
[ImUmn  Nmwtn  •/  PUeat  in  R.-I.  16] 
Ajs  the  word  means  "oTing  chief." 
Trumbull  fajrs  "  it  does  not  mean  •  cry- 
ing  chief.'  The  Indians  never  gave 
namea  cit  parfima,  or  mmimmU  akjaSa  to 
/facfn,  unlelk  with  an  MQeaive  or  verb 
compounded,  to  nhark  the  relation  of 
perfon  to  thing,  a.  g.  a  pond  might  be 
called  'a  <Uhtng.p>ace  for  pickerel,'  or 
a  hill  •  the  camping  place  of  Sofo,'  but 
never  '  pfekeral,'  or  « Sofo.'  Matmpai- 
/at,  or  Malmfx/I,  fiwms  to  be  identical 
with  Mmhirfat  {Mmttmfa^at,  Mmt- 
tmif/Be*),  the  name  of  Middletown, 
Conn.  This  name  haki  like  a  deriva* 
tive  of  mmUmppm,  *h«  fit*  down'  or 
•  fwlto,'  and  I  know  of  no  other  word 
ficm  which  it  can  be  derived.  But  I 
am  by  no  meana  confident  that  it  it 
ftom  thi*." 


1!  iJ. 


-r 


BBKliMiKimilir!?' 


mam 


n-l.i«(>tltn4l.llUfc4>r!-diA)''- 


^  -MHUC-bWUit- 


Is] 

Garrifoiiy  under  the  very  Nofes  of  moil  of  our  Forces. 
Thefe  provocations  drew  out  the  refcntments  of  fome*  of 
Capt  Prmticts^  Troop,  who  delired  they  might  have 
liberty  to  go  out  and  feek  the  Enemy  in  their  own  quar> 
ters.  Qjuuter  Mafters  Gill''^  &  Btlchtr^  commanded  the 
Parties  drawn  out,  who  eameftly  defired  Mr.  Ckurcha 
company:  They  provided  him  a  Horfe  and  Furniture  (his 
own  being  out  of  the  way)  he  readily  compl3r'd  with  their 
defires,  and  was  foon  Mounted. 

This  party  were  no  fooner  over  MiUift  Bridge,  but 
were  fired  on  by  an  Ambufcado  of  about  a  dozen  Indians^ 
as  they  were  afterwards  difcovered  to  be.  When  they 
drew  off,  the  Pilot"*  wa«  Mortally  wounded,  Mr.  Btkker 

li^fi,  and  pttitioMd  fer  Um  ineerpen- 
tion  of  Milton  In  i6te.  H«  died  In 
1678,  Mid  left  a  daughttr,  who  muriwl 
IUt.  Joikph  Btlchor,  third  mlnlllMr  of 
Dtdham.    [Hf/I.  •fDTtkifUr,  ua] 

•■  Mr.  DndM  \HiJI,  Btf/I.  Ii  403 j 

appoAt  thU  to  bo  Andrtw  Bokher 

(ikthtr  of  Got.  Jonathan),  who  was 

now  a  llttlo  mon  than  al  jwara  of  aga. 

"  Httbbaid  flyra,  ••  killing  ona  WO- 
Iktm  Hmwrnrnd."  [NmrrmHvt,  18.] 
ThU  waa  probaMj  *'  Wn.  Hanunon," 
whoiii  maik  waa  aflaed  aa  a  witnaft  to 
Philip^  qnltclalm  of  tiha  "aight  mlka 
fl|uara"  p<iichafa  In  Rahobolh,  of  doto 
30  March,  16681  who  waa  doobtlaA  tba 
fama  "WUIIam  Hanon*  who  had  a 
daughter  Blisabeth  bom  at  Rehoboth, 
94  Sept  1661.  Baraga  doabta,  be- 
eaufli  "thla  man  was  of  the  troop  of 
Capt  Preatift,  whieh  muft,  wa  Aippofa» 
hava  chie^jr  bean  compofcd  of  volun* 
an 


•  Fnbbaid  ikjra  "Malaw  of  tba 
TVoop;  [NmrrmH99,  18.]  Ha  flna 
the  time  allb  aa  on  the  i»j  of  the  arri- 
val of  the  troop,  rlat  Monday,  aS  June. 

■  Cm^m  Tk$mmt  Pnmtit*  waa  bom 
in  England  In  i6ao-i(  c«nia  over, 
1&18-91  ibttled  la  the  eafterl/  part 
of  Cambridgai  waa  elioAn  I<ieut  of 
Traopan  in  1656,  and  In  iWa  Cap- 
talnt  waa  Depu^,  iCTai  waa  appointed 
to  remove  the  Natid^  Indiana  to  Deer 
Mand,  which  he  did}  fliooeeded  Mi^. 
Oookln  aa  magUlrate  to  advife  the 
Chriftlaa  Indiana  1  died  6  Juljr,  1710. 
Theiv  la  a  tradition  that  he  Ibrved  ua* 
derCromweU.  [Jadifim'aJyififf.t/iVan^ 

•>  Hx.  Drake  ibppoOa  hie  Chriftian 
name  to  have  been  Jolu.  iH0,  Bf^. 
1  <  403J  In  which  caib  he  waa  proln 
•blj  that  John  who  lived  on  Milton  hill, 
who  Joined  the  church  in  Doneheftar, 


mmmmmmmMmxi ,.. 


[si 


our  Forces, 
jf  fome*  of 
might  have 
owtt  quar- 
imanded  the 
[r.  Churehts 
imiture  (his 
d  with  their 

Bridge,  but 

zen  Indians^ 

When  they 

Mr.  BikhiT 

br  tiM  Ineorpon* 

S6a.     H«  died  In 

itMT,  who  marriMl 

third  mtnlltor  of 

\ft.  B^.  It  40SJ 
Andnw  Belcher 
■than),  who  wm 
n  at  jrmn  of  •!•• 
•  killing  OM  WW- 
[Nmrrmiitm,  ift] 
*Wni>  HuuBont 
•d  M  nwltneft  to 
ttM**  tight  mlk* 
iUhoboth,  or  dote 
iwMdonbtlefttha 
mon*  who  had  • 
bom  atRehoboth, 
kvage  doabtt,  b«- 
u  of  tho  troop  of 
1  mull,  w*  flippofe, 
MnpoM  of  v(dun« 


received  a  (hot  in  his  knee,  and  his  Horfe  was  killed  under 
him,  Mr.  Gill  was  ftruck  with  a  Musket-ball  on  the  fide  of 
his  belly;  but  being  clad  virith  a  buff  Coat**  and  fome 
thicknefs  of  Paper  under  it,  it  never  broke  his  skin.  The 
Troopers  were  furprized  to  fee  both  their  Commanders 
wounded,  and  wheeled  off.  But  Mr.  Chunk  perfwaded,  at 
length  ftorm*d  and  ftampt,  and  told  them  *twas  a  (hame  to 
run,  and  leave  a  wounded  Man  there  to  become  a  Prey  to 
the  barbarous  Enemy.  For  the  Pilot  yet  fat  his  Horfe, 
tho'  fo  maz'd  with  the  Shot,  as  not  to  have  fenfe  to  guide 
him.  Mr.  Gill  feconded  him,  and  offer*d,  tho*  much  dif- 
enabled,  to  aflift  in  bringing  him  off.  Mr.  Chunk  asked 
a  Stranger  who  gave  them  his  company  in  that  action,  if 
he  would  go  with  him  and  fetch  off  the  wounded  Man: 
He  readily  confented,  they  with  Mr.  Gill  went,  but  the 
wounded  Man  fainted  and  fell  off  his  Horfe  before  they 
came  to  him;  but  Mr.  Chunk  and  the  Stranger  difmounted, 
took  up  the  Man  dead,  and  laid  him  before  Mr.  Gill  on 


tttre  of  Cambridge,  and  the  neighbor- 
ing  town  of  Dedham."  But  Jackfon 
IJUf/l.  Numt.  471]  fajrt  this  Hammond, 
here  Ulled,  waa  "not  of  Cambridge," 
and  Chuich  faya  he  wae  the  "  pilot"  of 
the  partgr,  (Mather  \JBr^f  Hi/tvfy,  4] 
faja  "the  Indians  Oct  the  Pilot  who  was 
diraAIng  our  Sonldiere  In  their  waj  to 
Philip's  Country,")  who  would  moil 
natnralljbe  not  of  the  troop,  but  a  reS- 
dent  of  the  neighborhood,  familiar  with 
tlie  wood-paths  and  the  enemj.  Savage 
ftirther  Aiggests  that  the  ftory  of  "  Wil- 
liam Hamman  of  the  Bsij',"  mentioned 


in  Gardener's  Ptpui  Wmrm  as  killed 
In  that  war,  was  an  anachroniftic  ren- 
dering of  tfiis  occurrence.  But  Gar- 
dener wrote  in  1660,— iUleen  jears  be* 
ton  this  Swanftjr  skirmiih.  [BIIA's 
R»M*t»,«A\  Pfym.  C«/.J?M. villi  S>; 
G*m.  Dia.  ji  <  348t  3  '^'tfi'  "(/*'  C»U' 
Uii  190,157.] 

•*  "A  cloft  military  outer  garment, 
with  flwrt  deeves,  and  laeed  tii^tiy  over 
the  cheft,  made  of  A«(#bfe-skin,  or  other 
thkk  and  elaftk  material,  worn  bj  ibl- 
diers  in  the  ftventeenth  century  as  a 
deftnilTe  covering."—  W$tj0r. 


•1 


/ 


WlfWMWaaWWIWiW'i^WJt^tw** ■wiaMJrawari'-***'***"''^** ~--^;-.-   '  • 


it:-      ' 


w 


hit  Horfe.    Mr.  CAurck  told  the  othc  r  two.  if  they  would 
take  care  of  the  dead  Man,  he  would  go  and  fetch  hit 
Horfe  back,  which  was  going  off  the  Caffcy"  toward  [6J 
the  Enemy;  but  before  he  got  over  the  Caffey  he  faw  the 
Enemy  run  to  the  right  into  the  Neck.    He  brought 
back  the  Horfe,  and  call'd  eameftly  and  repeatedly  to  the 
Army  to  come  over  ft  fight  the  Enemy;  and  while  he 
ftood  calling  A  perfwading,  the  skulking  Enemy  return  d 
to  their  old  (land,  and  all  difchargcd  their  Guns  at  him  at 
one  clap,  tho'  every  (hot  mifs'd  Aim',  yet  one  of  the  Army 
on  the  other  fide  of  the  river  received  one  of  the  balls  m 
his  foot.    Mr.  CkurcA  now  began  (no  fuccour  commg  to 
him)  to  think  it  time  to  retreat:  Saying,  TA$  Lord  Aav4 
Mmy  an  us,  if  fuch  a  handful  of  Indians  (hall  thus  dare 
fuch  an  Army!" 

Upon  this  'twas  immediately  refolv'd,"  and  orders  were 
given  to  March  down  into  the  Neck,  and  having  paflTed 


•»  llili  U  «  truer  (yieinng  than  th« 
modem  »c«ufcw«y,"  flnce  the  word 
c«me  Into  our  Unguege  from  the  French 
e»anfli,  «  wv  P*'**  *'*•»  llmeltone. 
The  road  adjacent  to  the  bridge  wae 
here  evidently  banked  up  to  give  dry 
palTage  over  the  marlh  aklrtlng  the 

ftream.  ^    -    ^ 

••  Mather  fayt  "  a  Souldler  (a  ftout 
man)  who  wae  fcnt  from  Wmttr-tcwm, 
feeing  the  Smgl^  G»Uh  flain,  and 
hearingmany  rolkneoathe  among  feme 
of  our  Souldiwra  (namely  thofe  Priva- 
teers, who  were  alfo  Volunteer*)  and 
confidering  the  unfeafonableneft  of  the 


weather  wat  Aieh,  at  that  nothing  eouid 
be  done  agalnft  the  enemy  |  this  man 
was  poiftflbd  with  a  ftrong  conceit,  that 
Ood  waa  agalnft  the  Bmgli^  i  where- 
upon he  Immediately  ran  dlftraAed,  and 
fo  waa  returned  home  a  lamentabto 
Spedtacte."  [^r/#/  //(^ory,  4-3  Mr. 
Drake,  in  hit  late  valuable  reprint  of 
Mather,  maket  It  probable  that  thlt 
man't  name  wae  William  Sherman,  Jr. 

[p.  58] 

"  Hubbard  fayt  "the  ne«t  morn- 
ing"; which  would  be  Tuefilay.  19 
June.    [iVarra/i'tw.  18.] 


aa 


:.Sxii£i/i-i 


Lhcy  would 
[1  fetch  hit 
toward  [6] 
he  fawthe 
le  brought 
edly  to  the 
d  while  he 
my  return*d 

I  at  him  at 
f  the  Army 
the  balls  in 

coming  to 
t  Lord  havi 

II  thus  dare 

orders  were 
Lving  paired 

At  nothing  could 
ntmji  thta  m«n 
fong  conceit,  that 
Bitgi^:  whcrf 
an  diftraAfld,  and 
M  a  lamanuble 
V/JiMy,  4-]  Mr. 
iluabi*  raprint  of 
obable  that  thi« 
lam  Sherman,  Jr. 

•the  next  mom- 
be  Tuefilajr,  19 


[6] 

the  Bridge,  and  Cafley,  the  dire^ion  was  to  octend  both 
wing's,  which  being  not  well  headed,  by  thofe  that  rcmain'd 
in  the  Center,  fome  of  them  tniftook  their  Friends  for 
their  Ei  emies,  and  made  a  fire  upon  them  on  the  right 
wing,  and  wounded  that  noble  Meroick  Youth  Enfign 
Savagt'*  in  the  thigh;  but  it  happily  prov'd  but  a  flcOi 
wound.  They  Marched**  until  they  came  to  the  narrow 
of  the  Neck,  at  a  Place  called  Kakkamuiil^  where  they 


**  PtrtM  Smvmgtt  fourth  fon  of  Thorn* 
at,  who  came  In  the  Planter  from  Lon- 
don, April,  i6j5,  wat  born  17  Feb.  165a, 
and  was  row,  therefore,  in  hU  Mth 
/ear,  though  Hubbard  calU  him  "  that 
joung  Martial    Spark   fcaroe    twentjr 
jreara  of  age."    He  was  wounded  again 
In  the  "  rWamp  flght"  In  the  following 
December,  when  ha  waa  Lieut  of  the 
fome  corpe.     He  went  to  London  In 
1690,  to  carry  on  trade  with  Spain  t 
wa*  taken  captive  bjr  the  Turks  and 
died  at  Mequlnei,  in  Barbarjr,  during 
169^.    Some  curioua  particulars  about 
his  miih  anr.  mentioned  bjr  Savage. 
[G(t».  J0>/4f.  Ui    35,  a6.]      Hubbard 
{Aai'f'stifvt,  19]  fojs  he  had  "one  bul- 
let lodged  in  his  Thigh,  another  foot 
through  the  brim  of  his  hat,  bjr  ten  or 
twelve  of  the  Bnemjr  difoharging  upon 
him  together,  while  he  boldljr  held  up 
his  Colors  in  the  Front  of  his  Compa- 
n/."     Church,  as  on  the  ground,— 
though   dlAating    this   account  forty 
jears  after  thk  occurrence, — Is  the  more 
truftworthj  authoritjr  as  to  the  fouroa  of 
the  wound,  and  the  faA  of  the  blunder, 
which  he  alone  narrates. 
■*  Church's  language  would  lead  one 


to  Aippoft  that  they  tmmHihHfy  con- 
tinued their  march.  But  Hubbard  Aiys, 
••  the  weather  not  foAering  any  Airther 
aAion  at  that  time,  thofo  that  were  thus 
for  advanced,  were  compelled  to  retreat 
back  to  the  main  Guard")  and  adds 
that  Mi^o'  Savage,  Commander-in- 
Chief  of  the  MaflkchuiktU  forces,  arrived 
that  night,  and  the  next  day  the  whole 
body  intended  to  march  Into  Mount- 
Hope,  "but  the  weather  being  doubt- 
fol,  our  Forces  did  not  march  till  near 
noon."  This  Interpofes  more  than 
twenty-four  hours  between  the  skirmllh 
In  which  Enflgn  Savage  was  wounded, 
and  what  Church  next  proceeds  to  nar- 
rate. [Nmrratiw,  19.]  So  that  the 
aAual  march  into  the  neck  was  on 
Wednefday,  30  June. 

*  The  narroweft  part  of  the  neck 
between  Warren  and  Kikemult  rivers 
Is  a  little  north  of  the  line  which  divides 
Briftoi  from  Warren.  The  name  Kt0k' 
k»mmit  was  appropriated  to  an  Indian 
village  that  Rood  around  a  faring  of  that 
name,  In  this  "  narrow  of  the  neck." 
This  is  fome  four  miles  from  Miles's 
bridge.  This  accords  with  what  Hub- 
bard fayst  "After  ,they  had  marched 


n 


r 


^■-■^•tm^^ 


■ii 


took  down  the  head!  of  Eight  Engli/k  Men  that  were  klll'd 
at  the  head  of  Mttapoifih^^tcV,  and  fet  upon  PolU,  after 
the  barbaroua  manner  of  thofe  Salvages.  There  Pkthp 
had  ftaved  all  hit  Drums,"  and  conveyed  all  his  Canoo  i 
to  the  Eaft-nde  of  Mttapoi/tt-^\stx!^  "ence  it  was  con- 
eluded  by  thofe  that  were  acquainted  with  the  Motions  of 
thofe  People,  that  they  had  quitted  the  Neck.  Mr.  Chunk 
told  'em  that  PkiUp  was  doubtlefs  gone  ever*  to  P«(afftt 
nde,  to  ingage  thofe  Indians  in  Rebellion  with  him:  which 


•hotil  «  mil*  It  «  hair,  the/  p«Ad  bjr 
fom*  lloufe*  ntwijr  buriMd,  Ice.  \  two 
or  UirM  mll««  AtrtlMr  Um/  mim  up 
with  torn*  H««di,  tk*lp«  •nd  lUnds 
cut  oir  ftom  th«  bodjr*  of  fonw  of  th« 
Inf  ll(h.  iiMl  ftuck  upon  PoUt  x»m  tho 
Highway,  In  that  barbarous  and  Inhu- 
mant  mannar  bidding  i«  DaQranca." 

Parfoni  \lmdlmm  Nam*;  ate.  14I  wy* 
Kiktmmit  maana  "  a  back  rivar."    Mr. 
Trumbull  fcjra  "not  It  has  loft  an  Ini- 
tial ryilabla.     T»-klktmm»-U  {Ttkk- 
>«M,  Bllot)  Agniflaa  'at  tha  faring,'  or 
•  watoi^fouraa.*      ThU    nanM    agraaa 
with    Rev.    Samual    Daana'a    'claar 
faring*  [a  Jfti/i.  Hi/I.  CM.  «i   i?*]. 
though  it  has  nothing  to  do  with  •  KiMt- 
M«  ■  da/,  or  deamaA.'    Anothardari- 
vation  It  pottbla  1  Nktkt  (Niklk)  flgnl* 
«aa  'ottar'  [R.-t.  Hi/I  CM.  it  9S]> 
and  mmy  m '  path  *  \  whanea  Nktkfm^f 
it  would  maan  •  tha  ottar  path.'    Tha 
fomMr  derivatkm  It  tha  mora  probabta. 
Many  Indian  namaa,  hara,  In  Ilka  man- 
.  Bar  Aiflbrad  mutilation." 

•>  Rofir  WlUiama  faid.  in  1643,  that 


Um  Naw  England  Indian*  originally  had 
no  druma  or  trumpaU,  though  ha  had 
known  a  nativa  maka  a  vary  good  drum 
InimiUtlonofthaBrglifli.  [R.-l.Hi^, 
CM.  1 1  38.  149J    1^  *'®^  Amari- 
can  Indiana,  In  ganaral,  howarar,  appaar 
to  hara  utod  tha  drum  (and  without 
any  hint  that  it  wae  borrowad  from  tha 
whitat)  In  thair  rallgloua  danoat,  and  in 
tticir  earamonlaa  whan  toating  up  ra- 
cruiU  far  war.    [D*  Foraft'a  //(#•  /•• 
ifAiM  </■  Caaa.  *9\  Schoolcraft's  //(#. 
^  tmdtmm  THktM,  lit  «0|    alto  IM. 
plata  7J,  whara  rapraftntatlont  of  In- 
dian drums  ara  givan.    Baa  alfo,  1 1  4>5> 
and  plata  6S.]     Philip  had  probably 
•mployad  thaIr  aid  In  raliing  voluntacrs, 
and  as  his  taaica  now  lad  him  to  dafart 
his  own  villaga,  and  ha  did  not  wifti  to 
ancumbar  himCilf  with  them  in  aftual 
warfara,  ha  "ftavad"  and  thraw  tham 
away  hara. 

•s  Now  known  as  Laa's  rivart  fepa- 
rating  Oardnar's  nack  from  tha  foutharn 
aztramity  of  Somarftt 

•  Mifprint  tor  "  orar,"  M  "  FtcaOH  " 
Is  tor  "  Pocaflbt" 


K 


'I ' 


t  were  killM 

PolU,  AAcr 

here  Phiiip 

hii  Canoo'i 

it  was  con- 

Motioni  of 

Mr.  Churth 

■  to  Pteajfii 

him:  which 


kiworig{n»lljrh«4 
•,  Uiouf  h  h*  had 
«  vtrjr  good  drum 
llilh.  [R.-t.Hi/l. 
h«  North  AiiMiri* 
J,how«rflr,ap|M«r 
urn  (and  without 
wrrowtd  from  the 
out  dancati  and  In 
■n  baating  up  ra- 
Foraft'a  //(#•  /<•• 
Schoolcraft'!  //^. 
li  te|    alfo  IM. 
vfiintatlona  of  In- 
I.    Sac  alfo,  1 1  4>5* 
Hip  had  prababljr 
railing  voluntatra, 
IV  lad  him  to  daflirt 
ha  did  not  with  to 
Ith  tham  In  aAual 
"  and  thraw  tham 

Laa'a  rivar»  fepa- 
kftomthafoutharn 

r«r,"M"Pac«flSit* 


they  foon  found  to  be  true.  The  Enemy  were  not  retlly 
beaten  out  of  Mounhkopt  Neck,  tho'  'twas  true  they  fled 
from  thence;  yet  it  was  before  any  purfu'd  them.  Twas 
but  to  (Ircngthen  themfclves,  and  to  gain  a  more  advanta- 
f(iout  Pod.  However,  fome  and  not  a  few  pleafed  them* 
felves  with  the  fancy  of  a  Mighty  Conqucft.** 

A  grand  Council  was  held,  and  a  Refolve  pad,  to  build  a 
Fort  there  to  maintain  the  firft  ground  they  had  gain'd,  by 
the  Indians  leaving  it  to  them.*  And  to  fpeak  the  Truth, 
it  muft  be  faid,  That  as  they  gain'd  not  that  Field,  by  their 
Swuid,  nor  their  Bow;  fo  'twas  rather  their  fear  than  their 
courage,  that  oblig'd  them  to  fet  up  the  marks  of  their  Con- 
qued.  Mr.  Church  look'd  upon  it,  and  talk  of  it  with 
contempt,  and  urged  hard  the  purfuing  the  Enemy  on  Po^ 
cajftt  fide,  and  with  the  greater  eameflnefs,  becaufe  of  his 
promife  made  to  Awaflumks^  before  mentioned.**  The 
Council  adjourned  themfelves  from  Mount-hcpi  to  Rt^ 
hoboth^  where  Mr.  Treafurer  Souihworth*  being  weary 

**  Hubbard  and  Mathar  lb  thought.        **  8«a  paga  ii,  mmtt. 
[NmrrmtiiM,  191  MtmgnmUm,  (ad.  1853,)         "  Hubbard  Ta/t  ••5M«MAr,  or  Rt- 
il  I  S^'O  kohttM,  a  town  within  fli  milaa  ofSwa»' 


r* 


**  The  ilta  of  thli  Ibrt  hat  bean  ldan< 
tiflad  by  Mr.  Faftndan  as  baing  oppo- 
ilta  tha  narrow  antranca  to  Kikamuit 
rivar  horn  Mount-Hopa  bajr,  on  tha 
top  of  th4  moft  routhweftem  of  Tavaral 
hilU  on  tha  north  flda  of  a  cove.  Tha 
hill  It  faft  wearing  awajr  by  the  aAlon 
of  tha  water  at  itt  baft,  fo  that  tha  char- 
coal and  fcorched  ftonat  from  the  flra- 
plaea  of  the  fort  are  often  fklling  down 
Uie  dacllvltjr  toward  the  water.  [»(/l. 
Wmrrtm,  H^l.  71.] 


'/•"  \NarrmUv0,  w.]  The  exaA  lo- 
calil/  reftrred  to  here  would  feero  to  be 
one  of  the  "three  houfet "  which  were 
ufed  at  garrilbni  by  the  Inhabitanlt  of 
Rehoboth  and  SwanAjr  during  PhiWp't 
war,  vli :  that  which  ftood  on  the  fouth 
end  of  Seekonk  plain,  on  tha  <^t  lately 
occupied  by  the  houfe  of  Mr.  Phanuel 
Bllhop,  on  the  foutheaft  flde  of  the  Com< 
mon.    [Bllft't  Rth^th,  78.] 

**  Co^0m»t  Somikwtrtk  wat  a  fon  of 
Edward  Southworth  (Savage  wrongl/ 


[  7  ] 

of  his  charge  of  CommilTary  General,  (Provifion  being 
fcarce  &  difficult  to  be  obtained,  for  the  Army,  that  now 
lay  ftill  to  Cover  the  People  from  no  body,  while  they 
were  building  a  Fort  for  nothing)  retired,  and  the  Power 
&  Trouble  of  that  Poft  was  lett  with  Mr.  Churchy  who  ftill 
urged  the  Commanding  Officers  to  move  over  to  Pocajfet 
fide,  to  purfue  the  Enemy,  [7]  and  kill  Philip^  which  would 
in  his  opinion  be  more  probable  to  keep  pofleffion  of  the 
Neck,  than  to  tarry  to  build  a  Fort  He  was  ftill  reftlefs 
on  that  fide  of  the  River,  and  the  rather  becaufe  of  his 
promife  to  the  Squaw  Sachem  of  Sogkonate.  And  Capt. 
Fuller^  alfo  urged  the  famis,  until  at  length  there  came  fiir- 


fajra  "  Conftant,  or  Tkonuu  "  [  Gtn.  Dm. 
iv:  143])  and  Alice  Carpenter  (who, 
after  her  flrft  hufband't  death,  became 
the  fecond  wife  of  Gov.  Bradford); 
feemi  to  have  come  over  in  i6a8  [3 
Mafo,  Hift.  CM.  i:  199];  waa  made 
freeman  in  1637  s  married  Elizabeth 
Collier,  3  Nov.  1637)  waa  Deputy  in 
1647  and  33  jreara  following,  and  Treaf- 
urer  from  1659  to  1678;  waa  often 
AflUtant,  once  Commiffioner  for  the 
United  Colooiet,  and  adted  as  Com- 
miflkry-Gcneral  in  Philip's  war{  died 
1 1  March,  1679.  He  left  three  fona,  and 
five  daughters,  —  the  fecond  of  whom 
had  married  Church,  36  Dec.  1667. 
This  rclationfliip  bj  marriage  explains 
his  here  throwing  off  "the  Power  & 
Trouble"  of  his  poft  on  his  fon>in-law. 
[Winfor's  Hijt.  JhnOmry,  68;  J'fym. 
Col.  R*e.  i:  68,  74;    ii:  117;   iii:  8, 

138,  153.  «*a;  •▼«  »4»  37;  V-  17.  34. 
etc] 


**  Mattktm  Fuihr  was  fon  of  Ed- 
ward (who  was  brother  of  the  famous 
Dr.  Samuel) ;  was  at  Pljrmouth  in  1643 ; 
went  to  Bamftable  in  1653,  and  was  the 
flrft  phjrficiat:  there.  He  was  Ueut  of 
Bamftable  company  in  1653;  D^fuitjr 
from  Bamftable  in  1653;  went  Lieut  to 
Miles  Standiih  in  the  Dutch  expedi- 
tion in  1654;  waa  fined  50*.  for  "Ijpeak- 
ing  reproachfully  of  the  Court,  etc.," 
in  1658;  was  appointed  on  the  Council 
of  War  the  fame  year;  is  fpoken  of  as 
Captain  in  1670;  was  chofen  "Suijean 
general"  ibr  the  Dutch  expedition  in 
1673;  and  evidentiy  was  with  this  ex- 
pedition in  the  fame  capacity,  as,  at  the 
October  Court  following  thefe  firft  con- 
flias  in  Philip's  war,  there  was  allowed 
*'to  Capt  Mathew  Fuller,  as  fuijean 
generall  of  the  forces  of  this  coUonie, 
aad  for  otktr  good  firvica,  p*formtd 
m  tkt  epuntryu  Seial/e  aguinjt  tkt 
emtmit,   im    tit    la/»    titptdMoms,   or 


)vifion  being 
ny,  that  now 
,  while  they 
d  the  Power 
\rcky  who  ftill 
sr  to  Pocajfet 
which  would 
Teffion  of  the 
18  ftill  reftlefs 
lecaufe  of  his 
.    And  Capt. 
lere  came  fur- 

\r  WM  fon  of  Bd- 
ther  of  the  famous 
t  Plymouth  in  1643; 
in  1653,  and  wm  the 
.    He  was  Ueut.  of 
7  in  i6sa5  Wuty 
[653;  went  Lieut  to 
the  Dutch  expedi- 
nedsot.  for"ljpea1i- 
>f  the  Court,  etc.," 
nted  on  the  Council 
tar;  is  fpoken  of  as 
ras  chofen  "  Suijean 
>utch  expedition  in 
J  was  with  this  ez- 
le  capacity,  as,  at  the 
iwing  thefe  iirft  con> 
ir,  there  was  allowed 
r  Puller,  as  futjean 
ices  of  this  ooUonie, 
oi  ftrvictt  fformtd 
bekalfi  agai^fi  *A» 
lata    expHiitiomSt  or 


t7] 

ther  order  concerning  the  Fort.  And  with  all,  an  order  for 
Capt.  Fuller  with  Six  files  to  crofs  the  River  to  the  fide 
fo  much  infifted  on,  and  to  try  if  he  could  get  Speech 
with  any  of  the  Pocajfet  or  Sogkonate  Indians,  and  that  Mr. 
Church  ihould  go  his  Second.  Upon  the  Captains  receiv- 
ing his  orders,  he  ask*d  Mr.  Church  whither  he  was  willing 
to  engage  in  this  interprize:  To  whom  'twas  indeed  too 
agreeable  to  be  declined;  tho*  he  thought  the  enterprize 
was  hazardous  enough,  for  them  to  have  more  Men  alfign'd 
them.  Capt.  Fuller  told  him  that  for  his  own  part  he  was 
grown  Ancient  and  heavy,  he  feared  the  travel  and  fatigue 
would  be  too  much  for  him.  But  Mr.  Church  urged  him, 
and  told  him,  he  would  che^ully  excufe  him,  his  hardfhip 
and  travel,  and  take  that  part  to  himfelf,  if  he  might  but 
go;  for  he  had  rather  do  any  thing  in  the  World  than  ftay 
there  to  build  the  Fort. 

Then  they  drew  out  the  Number  affigned  them  and 
March'd  the  fame  Night™  to  the  Ferry,"  and  were  tranf- 
ported  to  Rhode-I/land^  from  whence  the  next  Night  they 


which  may  be  done  for  the  Aituie,  as 
occation  may  require,  the  Court  allow- 
eth  him  4<.  a  day."  He  died  in  1678. 
[Freeman's  Hijt.  Cape  Cod,  ii:  334; 
Savage's  Gem.  DiS.  ii:  317;  Pfym. 
Col.  Ree.  ii:  37,  45,  50;   iii:  17,  34, 

SS.  iSO»»53;  ▼'48,136.  i?5] 

^  Hubbard  i^arraiive,  34]  fays, 
"Upon  thurfday  July  7"  [7  July  was 
Wedme/day]  Captain  Fkller,  with 
Captain  CAmrcM,  went  into  Pocaffet  to 
feek  after  the  enemy,"  etc.  It  is  doubt- 
ful whether  he  means,  by  this  date,  to 


indicate  the  day  of  their  departure  from 
the  fort  on  this  expedition,  or  the  day 
of  their  arrival  at  Pocaflet:  probably 
the  former  (as  moft  likely  to  be  noted 
and  reported  by  the  general  company). 
If  fo,  then  the  little  band  left  the  fort 
7  July,'  »nd  got  acrofs  the  ferry  into 
PocalTet  on  the  night  of  Tkmr/day,  8 
July.  This  would  fix  tlie  date  of  the 
Punkatees  fight  as  Friday,  9  July. 

11  Briftol  ferry;  from  the  lower  end 
of  Mount-Hope  neck  to  Rhode-Idand, 
then  commonly  called  Tripp's  ferry. . 


"7 


'*sP-' 


'rV'.''.,r 


-% 


[7] 


"1 


got  a  paffage  over  to  Foeaffet-^xte^'^  in  Rhode-Ifland  Boats, 
and  concluded  there  to  difpofe  themfelves  in  two  Ambuf- 
cado*8  before  day,  hoping  to  furprize  fome  of  the  Enemy 
by  their  falling  into  one  or  other  of  their  Ambufments. 
But  Capt.  FulUrs  party  being  troubled  with  the  Epide- 
mical plague  of  lull  after  Tobacco,  muft  needs  ftrike  fire  to 
Smoke  it;"  and  thereby  difcovered  themfelves  to  a  party 
of  the  Enemy  coming  up  to  them,  who  immediately  fled 
with  great  preciptation. 

This  Ambufcado  drew  off  about  break  of  day,  perceiv- 
ing they  were  difcover'd,  the  other  continued  in  their  Poft 
until  the  time  affigned  them,  and  the  light  and  heat  of  the 
Sun  rendred  their  Station  both  infignificant  and  trouble- 
fome,  and  then  return'd,  unto  the  place  of  Randezvous, 
where  they  were  acquainted  with  the  other  parties  difap- 
pointment,  and  the  occafion  of  it.  Mr.  Church  calls  for 
the  breakfaft  he  had  ordered  to  be  brought  over  in  the 
Boat:  but  the  Man  that  had  the  charge  of  it  confeffed  that 
he  was  a-fleep  when  the  Boats-men  called  him,  and  in 
hafte  came  away  and  never  thought  of  it.  It  happened 
that  Mr.  Church  had  a  few  Cakes  of  Rusk  in  his  Pocket, 
that  Madam  Cran/lon  (the  Governour  of  Rhode-IJland^s 
Lady")  gave  him,  when  he  came  off  the  Ifland,  which  he 


1*  Doubtlefs  the  crofflng  was  done  at 
whatwai  then  a  ferry,— •Ince  known 
a*  «'Howland's  fcrrjr,"— where  the 
Stone  bridge  nowftands;  the  narrow- 
eft  point  of  the  "  Eaft  Paflage,"  or  Nar- 
raganfett  river. 

»  "To  linoke  ifwai,  in  my  child- 


hood, a  common  phrafe  in  the  Old  Col- 
ony for  the  aA  of  ufing  tobacco  by  the 
pipe. 

n  Goo.  Jokn  Crwfton  feems  to 
make  hi*  firft  appearancis  upon,  record 
as  appointed  drummtr  by  the  General 
Court  at  Newport,  14  March,  1644, 


38 


T- 


4&:^r: 


•IJland  Boats, 
two  Ambuf- 
jf  the  Enemy 
Ambufments. 
th  the  Epide- 
Is  ftrike  fire  to 
,^es  to  a  party 
mediately  fled 

day,  perceiv- 
i  in  their  Poll 
id  heat  of  the 

and  trouble- 

Randezvous, 
parties  difap- 
vurch  calls  for 
fit  over  in  the 
t  confefled  that 
i  him,  and  in 

It  happened 
in  his  Pocket, 
RhocU-IJland^s 
[and,  which  he 

irafe  in  the  Old  Col- 
ifing  tobacco  by  the 

1r9nHom  feems  to 
trance  upon,  record 
mtr  bjr  the  General 
;,  14  Marsh,  1644, 


[8] 

divided  among  the  Company,  which  was  all  the  Provifions 
they  had. 

Mr.  Church  after  their  flender  breakfaft  propofed  to 
Capt.  Fuller^  That  he  would  March  in  queft  of  the  Enemy, 
with  fuch  of  the  Company  as  would  be  willing  to  March 
with  him;  which  he  complyed  with,  tho'  with  a  great  deal 
of  fcruple,  bet^aufe  of  his  fmall  Number,  &  the  extream 
hazard  he  forefaw  muft  attend  them."    [8] 

But  fome  of  the  Company  had  I'sflefted  upon  Mr. 
Churchy  that  notwithftanding  his  talk  on  the  other  fide  of 
the  River,  he  had  not  fhown  them  any  Indians  fince  they 
came  over.  Which  now  mov*d  him  to  tell  them,  That  if 
it  was  their  defire  to  fee  Indians,  he  believ'd  he  ihould  now 
focn  (hew  them  what  they  Ihould  fay  was  enough. 

The  Number  aliow'd  him  foon  drew  off  to  him,  which 
«oukl  not  be  many,  becaufe  their  whole  Company  con- 


when  he  mull  have  been  18 ;  waa  among 
freemet"-  in  1653 ;  was  licenfed  to  prac- 
tife  phyiic,  and  had  th*  degrta  of  M.D. 
eom/emd  9tt  ki^  by  tka  Gtm$ral  ^^em- 
bly  in  1664}  was  eh^fen  Deputy  Gov- 
ernor in  1673,  "Ktii  ferved  alfo  in  1673, 
'761  '77i  siul  '78;  in  which  year  Gov. 
Arnold  died,  and  he  wai  chofen  Gov- 
ernor;  ierved  a*  Governor  til!  la  March, 
i68ot  when  he  died  in  ofllce,  aged  54. 
He  wat  tlio  firft  who  ever  held  the  place 
of  Mi^or-O'ieral  in  Rhode-Iiland.  He 
marded  Mary,  daughter  of  Dr.  Jere- 
miah Clarlt  cf  Newport ;  who  after  hit 
death  married  John  Stanton,  and  who 
died  7  April,  1711.  Gov.  Samuel 
Craniton  wat  hit  fon.    He  had  only 


reached  the  rank  of  Deputy  Governor 
at  the  date  fpoken  of  in  the  text,  but 
Church,  dilating  forty  years  aAei',  re- 
fers to  him  under  the  title  by  which  he 
w»s  afterward!  be(t  known.  \_R.I.  Col. 
Rec.  i:  137,  301;  ii:  33,  ^51,  481, 
54' »  5655  iiii  3.  4.  ^45  Amold'e  Ui/t. 
R.-I.  i:  459;   Savage's  Gem,  DiH.  i: 

47a] 

w  Hubbard's  account  would  indicate 
that  a  day  and  night  had  been  fpent  on 
the  Pocaflbt  fide,  before  this  propofltion 
of  Church's  took  place.  [^Norrative, 
34.]  Probably  he  confounded  this 
with  the  time  fpent  on  Rhode-Ifland. 
Church,  as  a  participant,  is,  of  courfe, 
the  bcft  witneff. 


■'iiMwi'ii  iiiii'wiiiiiiiMK '•  •    r tgwj.w^Jji.m-'^2'i';:acgjcirjj.'j-i:":->jJ^- .". — :sr:r-::-'—n;':i-; 


[8] 

filled  of  no  more  than  Thirty  Six.'*  They  movM  towards 
Sogkonate,,  until  they  came  to  the  brook  that  runs  into  Nun- 
naquohqut  Neck,''  where  they  difcovered  a  frelh  and  plain 
Track,  which  they  concluded  to  be  from  the  great  Pine 
Swamp"  about  a  Mile  from  the  Road  t-hat  leads  to  Sog- 
konet.  Now  fays  Mr.  Church  to  his  Men,  If  we  follow 
this  Track  no  doubt  but  we  (hall  foon  fee  Indians  enough; 
they  exprefs'd  their  willingnefs  to  follow  the  Track,  and 
mov'd  in  it,  but  had  not  gone  far  before  one  of  them  nar- 
rowly efcaped  being  bit  with  a  Rattle-fnake'. "  And  the 


w  "There  being  not  above  fifteen 
with  Church."  [Hubbard,  Narrative, 
24.]  This  would  leave  twenty-one  with 
Capt.  Fuller.  But  Church  afterwards 
fays  there  were  »iVm/«m  with  him  be- 
fides  his  "pilot";  which  would  indi- 
cate a  nearly  equi^  divifion  of  the  little 
force. 

n  Mr.  Drake's  note  would  fix  the 
rivulet  referred  to  as  "  that  which  emp- 
ties into  the  bay  nearly  a  mile  fouth- 
ward  from  Howland's  ferry";  now, 
for  fome  reafon  which  I  have  never 
heard,  bearing  the  ftrange  name  of  "  Sin 
and  Flelh  brook."  I  am  perfuaded, 
however,  that  Nanaquaket  brook,  which 
croflfes  the  road  to  Little  Compton,  fay 
a  mile  and  a  half  further  fouth,  juft  be- 
fore you  reach  the  fchool-houfe,  is  that 
of  which  Church  fpeaks.  That  "  runs 
in "  juft  in  the  angle  where  Nanaqua- 
ket neck  is  joined  to  the  main  land,  and 
therefore  feems  more  exadly  defignated 
by  tlie  phrase  "  that  runs  into  Nnnma- 
quohqut  Neck"  than  one  fo  much  fur- 
ther removed,  emptying  into  the  cove. 


Moreover,  its  relative  bearing  to  the 
fwamp  of  which  Church  proceeds  to 
fpeak  is  nearer  to  the  demand  of  the 
text  than  that  of  the  other. 

This  neck  is  that  promontory  in  Tiv- 
erton which  flopes  up  northward  and 
weftward  toward  the  ifland  of  Rhode- 
Ifland,  next  fouth  of  the  Stone  bridge. 
The  name  {Nunnaqmakqatt,  Notw 
quaeket,  Nanaquaket,  ^uacMt,  etc.) 
may  have  this  fenfe :  Nummrnkqu*  means 
"  dangerous,"  "unfafe  " ;  whence  Nun- 
nukqueokke  (contracted  Nunnukquok) 
would  be  "an  unfafe  or  dangerous 
place."  The  final  et  is  locative,— 
"at" or  "in." 

»  Still  there,  and  diftant  about  a  mile 
due  eaft  from  the  fpot  which  I  fuppoft 
Church  to  have  now  reached. 

1*  Rattiefnakes  were  formerly  abun« 
dant  in  New  England.  Prince  fays, 
(14  Aug.  163a,)  "  th  (  flimmer  is  very 
wet  and  cold,  except  now  and  then  a 
hot  day  or  two,  which  caufes  great  ftore 
of  musketoes  and  rattiefnakes."  [Ed. 
i8sa,  40a] 


[8] 


v'd  towards 
IS  into  Nun' 
(h  and  plain 

great  Pine 
ads  to  Sog- 
f  we  follow 
a»x  enough; 

Track,  and 
»f  them  nar- 
:'»  And  the 

i  bearing  to  the 
urch  proceeds  to 
fl  demand  of  the 
other. 

omontory  in  Ttr- 
p  northward  and 
ifland  of  Rhode- 
the  Stone  bridge. 
•quahqatt,  Nom€- 
t,  ^uaemt,  etc.) 
ArMMMwA^*  meant  ' 
s";  whence  Ni$m- 
Led  Nunmukquok) 
ife  or  dangerous 
et   is   locative, — 

liftant  about  a  mile 
>t  which  I  fuppoft 
reached. 

ire  formerly  abun> 
nd.  Prince  fajrs, 
•  fummer  is  verjr 
t  now  and  then  a 
li  caufes  great  ftore 
ittlefnakes."     [Ed. 


Woods  that  the  Track  lead  them  through  was  haunted 
much  with  thofe  Snakes,  which  the  little  Company  feem'd 
more  to  be  afraid  of  than  the  black  Serpents  they  were  in 
quefl  of,  and  therefore  bent  their  courfe  another  way ;  to 
a  Place  where  they  thought  it  probable  to  find  fome  of  the 
Enemy.  Had  they  kept  the  Track  to  the  Pine  Swamp 
they  had  been  certain  of  meeting  Indians  enough ;  but  not 
fo  certain  that  any  of  them  fhould  have  return'd  to  give 
account  how  many. 

Now  they  pafs'd  down  inio  Punkatees^  Neck;  and  in 
their  March  difcocovered  a  large  Wigwam  full  of  Indian 
Truck,  which  the  Souldiers  were  for  loading  themfelves 
with;  until  Mr.  Church  forbid  it;  telling  them  they  might 
expert  foon  to  have  their  hands  full,  and  bufinefs  without 
caring  for  Plunder.  Then  eroding  the  head  of  the  Creek 
into  the  Neck,  they  again  difcovered  fi-e(h,  Indian  Tracks, 
very  lately  pafs'd  before  them  into  the  Neck.  They  then 
got  privately  and  undifcovered,  unto  the  Fence  of  Capt. 
Almy&  Peafe-field,"  and  divided  into  two  Parties,  Mr. 
Church  keeping  the  one  Party  with  himfelf,  fent  the  other 
with  Lake^  that  was  acquainted  with  the  ground,  on  the 


■>  Pumhat4t»  neck  — fome  two  miles 
in  length  and  one  mile  in  extreme  width 
— flioots  out  from  the  main  land  of 
Tiverton  fouthward  and  weltward,  much 
as  Nunnaqmohqut  neck  turns  up  north- 
ward and  weftward.  It  w&s  alfo  called 
Pocafliet  neck.  The  entrance  to  it  is 
direAly  weft  firom  the  fmall  village  of 
Tiverton  Four  Comers.     The  deriva- 


tion or  flgnification  of  the  name  has 
not  been  fuggefted. 

*i  See  note  4.  At  leaft  four  fami- 
lies of  Almys  now  own  and  till  many 
of  the  fertile  acres  of  this  Y  iutiful 
promontory. 

**  David  Lak*,  or  Ltakt,  volun- 
teered 10  Aug.  1667,  in  a  troop  of 
horfe  upon  Rhode  Ifland.    If  this  were 


#■ 


r 


»«*>!»  > 


[9] 

Other  fide.  Two  Indians  were  foon  difcovered  coming 
out  of  the  Peafe-fieid  towards  them:  When  Mr.  Church 
&  thofe  that  were  with  him  concealed  themfelves  from 
them^  by  falling  flat  on  the  ground:  but  the  other  divifion 
not  ufing  the  fame  caution  were  feen  by  the  Enemy,  which 
occafioned  them  to  run;  which  when  Mr.  Chunh  per- 
ceiv'd,  he  (hew'd  himfelf  to  them,  and  calPd,  telling  tt.em 
he  delired  but  to  fpeak  with  them,  and  would  not  hurt 
them.  But  they  run,  and  Church  purfued.  The  Indians 
clim'd  over  a  Fence  and  one  of  them  facing  about  dif- 
charged  hi^  Piece,  but  without  eflfedt  on  the  Englifli'.  One 
of  the  Englijh  Souldiers  ran  up  to  the  Fence  and  flr'd  upon 
him  that  had  difcharged  his  Piece;  and  they  concluded  by 
the  yelling  they  heard  that  the  Indian  was  wounded ;  but 
the  Indians  foon  got  into  the  thickets,  whence  they  faw 
them  no  more  for  the  prefent.    [9] 

Mr.  Church  then  Marching  over  a  plain  piece  of  Ground 
where  the  Woods  were  very  thick  on  one  fide;  order'd  his 
little  Company  to  March  at  double  diftance,  to  make  as 
big  a  filiow  (if  they  ibould  be  difcovered)  as  might  be. 
But  before  they  faw  any  body,  they  were  Saluted  with  a 


the  Tame  man,  he  probabljr— h  k  refl- 
dent  of  the  ifland  and  familiar  with  the 
neighboring  localitiea  —  accompanied 
this  expedition  as  the  "  pilot,"  of  whom 
Church  fpealu  further  on.  [i?.-/.  C0/. 
Rtc.  ii.  318.)  Plymouth  Colony  the 
next  year  granted  to  David  Lake  "  three- 
(bore  acrees"  of  land  eaihrard  ftom 
Punchateelbt  pond  and  north  of  Saco* 


net  line,  (which  would  be  in  what  it 
now  Tiverton,  where  men  of  the  fame 
name  now  live,  upon  it,)  becauft  h«  had 
"  bin  veryufefUll  and  fervkeable  to  the 
country  in  the  late  warr."  Thomas 
Lake— whether  his  brother,  or  not,  I 
cannot  fay — had  a  fimilar  grant,  at  the 
fame  time,  of  forty  acres.  [J?.-/.  C«/. 
R«c.  Ii:  ai8;  Plym.  Col.  Xtc.  vt  214.] 


3* 


ii 


•.h, 


tiiJiS''ii\  -m-tdv 


":■•  iiik^* 


vered  coming 
n  Mr.  Church 
imfelves  from 

other  divifion 
Enemy,  which 
.  Church  pcr- 
1,  telling  li.em 
ould  not  hurt 
The  Indians 
ing  about  dif- 

Engli/h'.  One 
I  and  fir'd  upon 
r  concluded  by 
wounded;  but 
ence  they  faw 

iece  of  Ground 
ide;  ordered  his 
:e,  to  make  as 
)  as  might  be. 
Saluted  with  a 

RTOuld  be  in  what  is 
ere  men  of  the  Tune 
on  it,)  becauib  he  had 
tnd  fervlceable  to  Uie 
ate  warr."  Thomas 
lis  brother,  or  not,  I 
a  ilmilar  grant,  at  the 
tjr  acres.  [J?.-/.  C*/. 
N.  Col.  iVw.  V :  ai4.] 


[  9  ] 

Volly  of  fifty  or  fixty  Guns;  fome  Bullets  came  very  fur- 
prizingly  near  Mr.  Churchy  who  darting,  look'd  behind 
him,  to  fee  what  was  become  of  his  Men,  expedting  to 
have  feen  half  of  them  dead,  but  feeing  them  all  upon 
their  Leggs  and  briskly  firing  at  the  Smokes  of  the  Ene- 
mies Guns,  (for  that  was  all  that  was  then  to  be  feen)  He 
Ble/s'd  God,  and  called  to  his  Men  not  to  di/charge  all 
their  Guns  at  once,  lejl  the  Enemy /hould  take  the  advant- 
age of  fuch  an  opportunity  to  run  upon  them  with  their 

Hatches!*       . 

Their  next  Motion  was  immediately  into  the  Peafe-field. 
When  they  came  to  the  Fence  Mr.  Church  bid  as  many  as 
had  not  difcharg'd  their  Guns,  to  clap  under  the  Fence, 
and  lye  clofe,  while  the  other  at  fome  diftance  in  the 
Field  ftood  to  charge;  hoping  that  if  the  Enemy  Ihould 
creep  to  the  Fence  to  gain  a  (hot  at  thofe  that  were  charg- 
ing their  Guns,  they  might  be  furprized  by  thofe  that  lay 
under  the  Fence.  But  cafting  his  Eyes  to  the  fide  of  the 
Hill  above  them;"*  the  hill  feem'd  to  mov^,  being  covered 
over  with  Indians,  with  their  bright  Guns  glittering  in  the 
Sun,  and  running  in  a  circumference  with  a  defign  to  fur- 
round  them.  * 

Seeing  fuch  Multitudes  furrounding  him  and  his  little 
Company;  it  put  him  upon  thinking  what  was  become  of 
the  Boats  that  were  ordered  to  attend  him:  And  looking 

•  Hatchets,  or  tomahawlts.  riflng  abnipUy  toward  the  ridee  of  the 

••The  bluff  above  themj  the  peafe-      promontory.    The  hill  is  not  very  high, 
field  being  near  the  fliore,  and  the  land      yet  the  flope  is  fteep. 


"T*"'' 


^v 


[9] 


up,  he  fpyM  them  a  (hore  at  Sandy^oint^  on  the  Ifland  fide 
of  the  River,  with  a  number  of  Horfe  and  Foot  by  them, 
and  wondred  what  (hould  be  the  occafion;  until  he  was 
afterwards  informed,  That  the  Boats  had  been  over  that 
Morning  from  the  Ifland,  and  had  landed  a  Party  of  Men 
at  Fogland^  that  were  defign'd  in  Punkatees  Neck  to  fetch 
off  fome  Cattel  and  Horfes,  but  were  Ambufcado'd,  and 
many  of  them  wounded  by  the  Enemy .'^ 

Now  our  Gentlemans  Courage  and  Condu£t  were  both 
put  to  the  Teft,  he  incourages  his  Men ;  and  orders  fome 
to  run  and  take  a  Wall  to  ihelter  before  the  Enemy  gain'd 
it.  Twas  time  for  them  now  to  think  of  efcaping  if  they 
knew  which  way.  Mr.  Chunk  orders  his  Men  to  ibrip  to 
their  white  Shirts,  that  the  I/landers  might  difcover  them 
to  be  Englifh  Men;  &  then  orders  Three  Guns  to  be  fired 
diftindt,  hoping  it  might  be  obferv'd  by  their  friends  on 
the  oppofite  Shore.*    The  Men  that  were  ordered  to  take 


■*  Probably  what  \%  now  deflgnated 
■•  "McCarr/a  point,"  on  the  Portf- 
mouth  fliore,  rather  than  that  now  callnd 
"  Sandjr  point,"  which  ia  a  mile  and  a 
half  Airther  A>uth. 

**  Fogtaud  point  ia  a  tpat  of  land 
proje^ng  ftom  the  weftem  fliora  of 
Punkateet  neck,  and  reaching  a  third 
of  the  way  acrofs  Nanraganfett  river 
toward  Portfmouth  on  the  ifland  of 
Rhode-Ifland. 

"  Hubbard  fajrat  "It  feema  in  the 
former  part  of  the  fame  da/,  five  me*^ 
coming  from  Road'tJIamd,  to  look  up 
their  Cattle  upon  PtcqgH  Ntek^  were 


affaulted  by  the  fame  Imdiamt,  and  one 
of  the  fire  waa  Capt  Ckmrtktt  Servant, 
who  had  hit  Leg  broke  in  the  Skirmiih, 
the  reft  hardly  efcaping  with  their  Uvea  1 
thia  waa  the  firft  time  that  ever  any 
mifchief  waa  done  by  the  Imdiamt  upon 
Poa{f«t  Ntek.  Thofe  of  Road-IJhud 
were  hereby  Alarmed  to  look  to  them- 
felves,  aa  well  aa  the  reft  of  the  Englifli 
of  Plimotitk,  or  the  Mt{Jfkckt\f«U  Col- 
omy."    [Nmrrotivt,  35.] 

"  It  waa  probably  not  over  a  mile 
and  a  half  in  a  ftraight  line,  tnm  the 
feene  of  thia  fkirmifli  to  the  point  acrofa 
the  water  where  their  !Hendt  were. 


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ZJKKUMMlUm 


the  Idand  fide 
■'"oot  by  them, 
until  he  was 
een  over  that 
Party  of  Men 
Neck  to  fetch 
buljpado'd,  and 

u6t  were  both 
d  orders  fome 
Enemy  gain'd 
caping  if  they 
Hen  to  ftrip  to 
difcover  them 
ms  to  be  fired 
leir  friends  on 
rdered  to  take 


me  Imdiamt,  «nd  one 
it  Ckmrckta  Servant, 
roke  in  the  Skirmilh, 
ping  with  their  lire*  s 
time  that  ever  anjr 
bjr  the  Imdiatu  upon 
hofe  of  Road-Ifland 
led  to  look  to  them- 
lie  reft  of  the  Englilh 
le  Mt^ack^ftU  Col- 

;  as-] 

bly  not  over  a  mile 
raight  line,  from  the 
i<h  to  the  point  acrofa 
leir  tiriendt  were. 


[    lO   ] 

the  Wall,  being  very  hungry,  ftop'd  a  r;hile  among  the 
Peafe  to  gather  a  few,  being  about  four  Rod  from  the 
Wall;  the  Enemy  from  behind  it  hail'd  them  with  a  Shower 
of  Bullets;  but  foon  all  but  one  came  tumbling  over  an 
old  hedge  down  the  bank  where  Mr.  Church  and  the  reft 
were,  and  told  him  that  his  Brother  B.  Southworih?^  who 
was  the  Man  that  was  miffing,  was  kill'd,  that  they  faw 
him  fall;  and  fo  they  did  indeed  fee  him  fall,  but  'twas 
without  a  [lo]  Shot,  and  lay  no  longer  than  till  he  had 
opportunity  to  clap  a  Bullet  into  one  of  the  Enemies  Fore- 
head, and  then  came  running  to  his  Company.  The  mean- 
nefs"  of  the  EngliflCs  Powder  was  now  their  greateft  mis- 


<•  Either  this  record  it  wrong  in  this 
initial,  or  Conftant  Southworth  (note 
68)  had  a  fon  not  down  on  the  recordi. 
Savage,  Winfor,  and  Mitchell   agree 
that  he  had  onljr  three  font,  (,£dward, 
NatkmnM,   and    William,)    and   four 
daughters,  befidcs  Alice,  who  married 
Church.    The  earlieit  Benjamin  on  the 
record  of  the  family  wat  Benjamin,  Ton 
of  Edward  (Conltanf  •  cldeft  fon),  who 
waa  bom  in  1680,  Ave  years  aAer  this 
fight    Edward'*  age  at  thia  date  ii  not 
known,  but,  aa  he  had  been  marr'jd  in 
1669,  he  may  perhapa  have  been  near  30 ; 
Nathaniel  waa  37,  and  William  only  16. 
It  ieema  clear  that  the  perfon  here  al- 
luded to  waa  one  of  Church's  brothers- 
in-law,  and  it  is  more  probable  that  the 
initiul  "W"  or  "N"  was  mifprinted 
"B,"  and  the  blunder  palftd  uncorrea- 
ed,  thM  that  theie  was  any  "B.  South- 
worth,"  fon  of  Conftant,  elfewhere  ur- 
record'dd.    [Om.  Dia.  iv:  143;   HiJI. 


Du»bury,    314;     HiJI.    BridgtwaUr, 
304.1 

•>  Church  fecms  here  to  ufe  the  word 
"  meannef*  "  at  equivalent  to  fcantineft, 
—with  reference  to  the  quantity  rather 
than  the  quality.    There  Is  no  hint  in 
the  account  of  the  aAion  but  that  the 
powder  which    they   had   was    good 
enough,  but  they  were  evidently  re- 
duced to  a  very  fliort  allowance.    Up 
to  this  date  the  powder  of  the  ColonlAs 
appears  to  have  been  Engllfli  made. 
The  flrft  powder-mill  on  this  fide  was 
Ju(t  in  procefs  of  preparation;    Rev. 
John  Oxenbridge,  Rev.  James  Allen, 
Dea.  Robert  Sanuerfon,  (all  of  the  firft 
church  in   Bofton,)  with  Capt  John 
Hall  and  Freegrace  Bendall,  merchants 
of  Bofton,  33  Aug.  1673,  having  pui^ 
chafed  of  John  Gill,  of  Milton,  a  privi- 
lege on  Neponfet  river,  and  having 
entered  into  articles  of  agreement,  16 
July,  167s,  to  erea  a  building  and  «*  im- 

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•*M 


ifnipu-. 


MHiMHMIWIW 


INMMUii>MJn>^ 


^ar.r 


tio] 

fortune;  when  they  were  immediately  upon  this  befet  with 
Multitudes  of  Indians^  who  polTcflcd  themfelves  of  every 
Roclc,  Stump,  Tree,  or  Fence  that  was  in  fight,  firing  upon 
them  without  ceafing;  while  they  had  no  other  fhelter  but 
a  fmall  bank  &  bit  of  a  water  Pence.  And  yet  to  add  to 
the  difadvantage  of  this  little  handful  of  difb*e(red  Men; 
The  Indians  alfo  poiTelTed  themfelves  of  the  Ruines  of  a 
Stone-houfe  that  over  look'd  them,  and  of  the  black  Rocks 
to  the  Southward  of  them;"  fo  that  now  they  had  no  way 
to  prevent  lying  quite  open  to  fome,  or  other  of  the 


M  \ 


proYC  •  powder  mill  **  tX  fkid  Naponfltt 
The  taMy  of  this  mill  wac  a  ftibJeA  of 
legidatlon,  in  OAober  and  November 
following.  iH(/l.  ^f  Dorek^tTt  (ffl, 
609.] 

*>  In  the  (iwond  edition  of  this  narra- 
tive [_N«wport,  J?.-/.  1773],  South- 
wick't  compofltor  here  careleffly  dropped 
out  the  word*  "  and  of  the  black  Rocka 
to  the  Southward  of  them,"  and  Dr. 
Stiiei  did  not  difoover  the  omifflon ;  fo 
that,  ae  all  the  Aibfequent  editions  have 
been  reprints  of  Southwick't,  and  not 
of  the  original,  the  hintof  euA  locality 
which  thejr  Aimi(h  haa  hitherto  been 
overlooked.  On  recentlj  viflting  Punk- 
ateea  neck  and  going  careAilljr  over  it 
in  order  to  identify,  if  poffible,  the  ezaA 
i^t  where  this  peafe-fleld  waa  fltuated, 
I  found  on  the  edge  of  the  Ihore  the  re- 
mains of  an  outcropping  ledge  of  ibft 
black  flatjr  rock,  which  diflers  To  decid- 
edly flt>m  any  other  rocks  in  the  vicin- 
ity, and  which— making  allowanoe  for 
the  wear  of  the  waves  for  .tear  aoo 
years— aniVrers  fo  well  to  the  demand 


of  the  test,  as  to  incline  me  to  the  Judg* 
ment  that  they  may  identity  the  ()pot 
If  this  be  fo,  the  peafe-Seid  mull  have 
been  on  the  weftem  ibore  of  Punkatees 
neck,  a  little  north  of  the  JunAure  of 
Fogland  point  with  the  main  promon- 
tory, and  almoft  due  eaft  of  the  north- 
em  extremi^  of  Fogland  point, — which 
runs  up  northerly  and  wefterly  as  it 
puflws  over  toward  Rhode-Iflandi  ly- 
ing a  little  north  of  the  range  of  the 
Almy  buiying-ground,  which  is  in  the 
rear  of  the  prefent  refldence  of  Mr. 
Horace  Almy.  Whether  this  be  a  cor- 
rcA  flippofitlon  or  not,  the  near  neigh- 
borhood of  what  is  ftill  called  Church's 
well — a  l^i^ng  ftoned  round  like  a  well, 
and  ibnding  a  tiny  rivulet  down  to  the 
fea,  a  few  rods  fouth  of  thefe  remains 
of  what  were  once  '*  black  rocks,"  and 
almoft  oppofite  the  prefent  refldence  of 
Mr.  Samuel  Almy,  at  the  terminus  of 
the  road  leading  to  Fogland  ferry— 
Axes  the  foene  of  the  flght  with  Aifflcient 
accuracy,  as  being  near  the  Juncture  of 
Fogland  point  with  Punkatees  neck. 


mmmmimmmam 


^    . 


'» "^ 


lis  befet  with 
ves  of  every 
t,  firing  upon 
er  (belter  but   ^ 
yet  to  add  to 
b-eflfed  Men;  » 
Ruines  of  a 
black  Rocks 
jr  had  no  way 
other  of  U»e 

IM  iiM  to  Um  Judg* 
'  id«nti<y  the  tpot. 
if«-<l«ld  muft  hmf 
Aiore  of  PunkstMS 
of  th«  JunAui*  of 
the  main  promoo' 
t  caft  of  the  north- 
land  point,— which 
Mid  weftarljr  at  it 
Rhode-Ittand;  Ij- 
)f  the  range  of  the 
nd,  which  is  in  the 
t  refidence  of  Mr. 
lether  this  be  a  cor> 
lot,  the  near  neigh- 
ftill  called  Church's 
ed  round  like  a  well, 
rivulet  down  to  the 
th  of  thefe  remains 
"black  rocks,"  and 
prefent  refldenoe  of 
at  the  terminus  of 
to  Fogland  ferry— 
e  fight  with  AifBcient 
near  the  Jundture  of 
1  Punkatees  neck. 


Enemy,  but  to  heap  up  Stones  bcfoic  them,  as  they  did, 
and  ftlll  bravely  and  wonderfully  defended  themfelves, 
againft  all  the  numbers  of  the  Enemy.  At  length  came 
over  one  of  the  Boats  from  the  Ifland  Shore,  but  the  En- 
emy ply'd  their  Shot  fo  warmly  to  her  as  made  her  keep 
at  fome  diftancc;  Mr,  Church  defired  them  to  fend  their 
Canoo  a-(hore  to  fetch  them  on  board ;  but  no  perfwafions, 
nor  arguments  could  prevail  with  them  to  bring  their  Ca- 
noo to  Ihorc.  Which  fome  of  Mr.  Churches  Men  perceiv- 
ing, began  to  cry  out,  For  God^s  faki  to  take  them  off^  for 
their  Ammunition  was/pent^  &c.  Mr.  Church  being  fenfiblc 
of  the  danger  of  the  Enemies  hearing  their  Complaints, 
and  being  made  acquainted  with  the  weaknefs  and  fcan- 
tinefs  of  their  Ammunition,  fiercely  called  to  the  Boats- 
mailer,  and  bid  either  fend  his  Canoo  a-lhore,  or  elfe  be- 
gone prefently,  or  he  would  fire  upon  him. 

Away  goes  the  Boat  and  leaves  them  ftill  to  fhifl  for 
themfelves.  But  then  another  difficulty  arofe;  the  Enemy 
feeing  the  Boat  leave  them,  were  reanimated  &  fired  thicker 
&  fatter  than  ever;  Upon  which  fome  of  the  Men  that 
were  lightett  of  foot,  began  to  talk  of  attempting  an  efcape 
by  flight;  until  Mr.  Church  foUidly  convinc'd  them  of  the 
impra£ticablenefs  of  it;  and  incouraged  them  yet,  told 
them,  That  he  had  obferv^d  fo  much  of  the  remarkable  and 
wonderful  Providence  of  God  hitherto  preferving  them^  that 
incouraged  him  to  believe  with  much  confidence  that  God  would 
yetpreferve  them  ;  that  not  a  hair  of  their  head fhould  fall  to 
the  ground;  bid  them  be  Patient^  Couragious  and  Prudently 


,;  -'■^iimit'l^'-M'.^iii-i^'^- 1 


«i«r— i»rSHrtilS«IWTr^^ 


Mf&A^«. 


yj'* 


'.'.1 


ik 


[ "  1 

/partMf^  of  th*ir  Ammunition,  and  ht  madi  no  doubt  but  thty 
Jhouldcomi  wtUoffytt,  Ac.  until  hi«  Uttlc  Army,  ngoln  re 
folvc  one  ond  all  to  ftay  with,  and  ftick  by  him.  One  of 
them  by  Mr.  Churthts  order  woa  pitching  a  flat  Stone  up 
an  end  before  him  in  the  Sand,  wh  <«  a  Bullet  from  the 
Enemy  with  a  full  force  (Iroke  the  Stone  while  he  wai 
pitching  it  an  end;  which  put  the  poor  fellow  to  a  mifcr- 
able  ftart,  till  Mr.  Church  call'd  upon  him  to  obferve,  Hm 
Goddirtiltd  tht  BuiUts  that  ths  Emmy  could  not  hit  him 
whin  in  tht  /ami  placi,  yet  could  hit  thi  Stom  as  it  was 

triiltd. 

While  they  were  thus  making  the  bcft  defence  they 
could  againft  their  numerous  Enemies  that  made  the 
Woods  ring  with  their  conftant  yelling  [n]  and  (hout- 
ing :  And  Night  coming  on,  fome  body  told  Mr.  Churchy 
they  fpy'd  a  Sloop  up  the  River  as  far  as  GoldrlJlandT^  that 
feemed  to  be  coming  down  towards  them:  He  look'd  up 
and  told  them  Succour  was  now  coming,  for  hi  biliiifd  it 
was  Capt.  Goldlng,"  whom  hi  kmw  to  bi  a  Man  for  bufi- 


•  Gomid  Ifiand  \*  %.  Anftll  rock/  IH- 
and,  fMrhupt  three  quartan  of  «  mile 
due  fouth  of  the  Stone  bridge.  It  wet 
purchefed  of  the  Indlani,  iS  Mer.  1657, 
by  Thomat  Oould,  of  Newport,  and 
took  lu  name  frotn  him,  and  not,  a*  hat 
been  fometlmct  ftated,  lh>m  the  occur- 
rence here  narrated.  [Arnold't  Hift. 
R.'I.  I:  a66i  Fowler't  Hi/t.  Skttek  •/ 
Fall  River,  9.] 

«  Cap.  Roger  Goldimg  {Qoldin, 
Gomlden)  wat  captain  of  a  vellW,  and 
feemi  to  have  lived  in  Portftnouth,  R.- 


I.  J  at  anjr  rate  he  it  dubloufly  reforred 
te  in  that  connexion  In  the  R.'I.  Colo- 
nial Rtcordi  for  6  Nov.  167a.  He  waa 
pieAnt  at  the  killing  of  Philip.  He 
married  Fknelope,  daughter  of  the  Srft 
BenediA  Arnold.  Pljrmouth  Colony, 
I  Nov.  1676,  gave  Capt.  Ooldlng  one 
hundred  acret  of  land,  becauA  he  "  hath 
apptoued  himfclfe  to  be  our  conftant, 
nail  Wnd  In  the  late  warr,  and  very  of- 
Aclout  and  healpAill  at  occation  bath 
bine,  wUn  at  our  armlet  and  fouldiert 
haue  bin  in  thofa  p'tet,  and  haue  had 


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lat  Stone  up 
[let  from  the 
rhlle  he  wo» 
r  to  a  mifcr- 
)bfervc,  Hviu 
\  not  hit  him 
me  as  it  was 

defence  they 
It  made  the 
]  and  Ihout- 
l  Mr.  Chunhf 
\-IJland;^  that 
He  looked  up 
h€  btliiffd  it 
Man  for  bu/i- 

I  dubloufljr  rafierred 

I  In  the  R.-I.  Coi&- 
(ov.  167a.  H«  was 
fig  of  Philip.  H« 
■u|{ht«r  of  th«  Aril 
Plymouth  Colonj, 
Zmpt.  Ooldlng  one 
d,bec«ul!ih«"hsth 
to  be  our  conftant, 
t  w«rr,  and  very  of- 

II  H  OGcation  hath 
rmlea  and  fouldiera 
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nefs\  and  would  certainly  fetch  them  off,  if  he  came',  the 
Wind  being  fair,  the  Veffel  was  foon  with  them;  and  Capt. 
Golding  it  was.  Mr.  Church  (as  foon  as  they  came  to  Speak 
one  with  another)  defired  him  to  come  to  Anchor  at  fuch 
a  di/lance  from  the  Shore  that  he  might  veer  out  his  Cable 
and  ride  afloat,  and  let  flip  his  Canoo  that  it  might  drive 
ajhore'y  which  direftions  Capt.  Golding  obferv'd;  but  the 
Enemy  gave  him  fuch  a  warm  Salute,  that  his  Sails, 
Colour,  and  Stern  were  full  of  Bullet  holes. 

The  Canoo  came  alhore,"*  but  was  fo  fmall  that  fhe 
would  not  bare  above  two  Men  at  a  time;  and  when  two 
were  got  aboard,  they  turn'd  her  loofe  to  drive  alhore  for 
two  more:  and  the  Sloops  company  kept  the  Indians  in 
play  the  while.  But  when  at  laft  it  came  to  Mr.  Churches 
turn  to  go  aboard,  he  had  left  his  Hat  andCutlalh  at  the 
Well*  where  he  went  to  drink,  when  he  firft  came  down; 
he  told  his  Company,  He  would  never  go  off  and  leave  his 
Hat  and  Cutlafhfor  the  Indians ;  they  fhould  never  have  that 
to  refleR  upon  him.  Tho'  he  was  much  diffwaded  from  it, 
yet  he  would  go  fetch  them.  He  put  all  the  Powder  he 
had  left  into  his  Gun  (and  a  poor  charge  it  was)  and  went 


nelTefitie  of  the  tranfportatlon  of  our 
men  to  the  faid  Hand  [Rhode-IHand] 
and  otherwife  very  peddjr  to  doe  vs 
good."  This  land  adjoined  that  of  the 
Lakes  (note  8a,  «»/«)•  \.R'-t-  Col. 
See.  U:  480;  Savage,  Gen.  DiS.  ii. 
387;  Ptym.  Col.  Fee.  v:  2x4.  See  alfo 
Plym.  Col.  Bee.  v:  343,  and  vi:  120, 
for  flirther  faAs  concerning  Capt  G.] 


»•  The  wind  was  probably  northweft- 
erly,  as  it  is  apt  to  be  there  on  a  pleaf- 
ant  day,  which  would  be  exaftly  "  fair" 
for  Capt.  Golding  in  running  down,  as 
narrated ;  and  which  would  foon  drift  a 
light  canoe  on  Ihore. 

**  See  note  91,  ante.  I  fee  no  reafon 
to  doubt  the  truftworthinefs  of  the  tra- 
dition identifying  this  well. 


\Jm 


39 


ilki 


■HMMMHMWNHM 


uKiimaimt0 


tigt^uiiiimamimtiMtmimiimimiiim 


m 


?*■*.": 


„efentiog  his  Gun  at  the  Enemy,  until  he  took  up  what 
Twent  for:  at  hi.  return  he  difcharged  hi.  Gun  at  the 
Enrmy  to  Wd  them  &re«el,  for  that  time;  but  l»d  not 
PowZ  enough  to  carry  the  Bullet  half  «ay  to  them 

Two  Bulleu  from  the  Enemy  ftuelc  «.e  Canoo  a  ^e 
went  on  Board,  one  grazed  the  hair  of  h.s  He«J  a  1  ttk 
TefoteTanothe;  ftruok  in  a  fmall  Sudce  that  ftood  nght 
aeainft  the  middle  of  hi«  Breaft. 
''now  thi.  Gentleman  with  his  A^^'  »»'"»f  '"  ^' 
„  Men,  himfelf;  and  his  Pilot  being  -mbred  w.*  *e.^ 
L  all  fafe  aboard  after  Six  hours  mgagement-mth  jco 
?^^«;  whofe  Number  we  we«  told  .fterw^ds  by  fome 
orAemfelves.    A  deliveranc,  .HicHjM  ^^^"'^ 

ofun  ««./«« to  tH.  Glory  of  God,  ''^^"^^'^^Z' 

J    ..     t\m^  Aext  dav'*  meeting  with  the  relt  oi  uieir 

;:S:  CoS.any  whot  -e  had  left  at  Pocaff.,  (that  had 

'ko  afmairslLifl.  with  the  Indians  "^^  ^o  Men 

Wounded)"  they  retum'd  to  *«  ^^^^^^^TMr' 
which  Mr.  Ckurch  us'd  to  call  the  loofing  Fort.    Mr. 

CW  then  returning  to  the  Wand-  to  ^-^^^r^^ 
a«  Lmy,  meets  with  /lito««<  a  noted  Jnd^n  Aat 


••Friday,  9  J«>'y«»*7S-  ^      . 

"  C»pt  Fuller  "either  few  or  heard 
too  many  Indians  for  himfelf  and  «• 
Company  to  deal  with,  which  made  him 
and  them  betake  themfelves  to  an 
Houfe  near  the  Water-fide,  from  whence 
they  we»  fetched  oflf  by  a  Aoop  beforo 
night  to  Rcad'ljtand."  [Hubbard'. 
Jfdrrative,  »4«] 


■•  Rhode  Ifland. 

••  AUermam  waa  a  AibjeA  of  Weeta- 
mo*  (note  a*),  but  at  the  commence- 
ment  of  the  war  went  to  the  Governor 
of  Plymouth,  and  defired  to  lenain  at 
peace  with  the  EnglUh}  and  now  lett 
IftHafifet  for  Rhode  Ifland  in  that  intent 
It  was  his  bullet  that  eventually  killed 
Philip.   [Drake's  Book  o/tkt  Imd,  aa6.] 


i'.^¥:^''^^'^-^ '-  J 


**qj»-«- 


took  up  what 
is  Gun  at  the 
•  but  had  not 
ray  to  them. 
:  Canoo  as  he 

Head  a  little 
tiat  ftood  right 

making  in  all 
red  with  them, 
•mentwith  3C0 
rwards  by  fome 
^ood  Gentleman 
ProteiJmg  Prov- 
ic  reft  oi  their 
caffety  (that  had 
i  had  two  Men 
t-h<^i  Garrifon; 
ifing  Fort.    Mr. 
lek  Provifion  for 
3ted  Indian  that 

Id. 

irM  a  Aibjeft  of  Weeta- 
but  at  the  commence- 
r  went  to  the  Governor 
nd  defiicd  to  renain  at 
EnglUh;  and  now  left 
ode  Ifland  in  that  intent, 
et  that  eventually  killed 
e'a  Book  oftko  Jnd.  3a6.] 


[    "   ] 

was  juft  come  over  from  the  Sguaw  Sachem^s  Cape  of 
Pocaffet,  having  deferted  from  her,  and  had  brought  over 
his  Family:  Who  gave  him  an  account  of  the  State  of  the 
Indians^  and  where  each  of  the  Sagamores  head  quarters 
were.  Mr.  Church  then  difcours'd  with  fome  who  knew 
the  Spot  well  where  the  Indians  faid  Weetamores  head 
quarters  were,  and  offered  their  Service  to  Pilot  him. 
With  this  News  he  [la]  haftned  to  the  Mount-hope  Gar- 
rifon. The  Army  exprefs*d  their  readinefs  to  imbrace 
fuch  an  opportunity. 

All  t:  c  ablcft  Souldiers  were  now  immediately  drawn 
off  equip'd  &  difpatch*d  upon  this  defign,  under  the  Com- 
mand of  a  certain  Officer:^  and  having  Marched  about 
two  Miles,  viz,  until  they  came  to  the  Cove*~  that  lyes 
S.W.  from  the  Mount,  where  orders  was  given  for  an  halt. 
The  Commander  in  Chief  told  them  he  thought  it  proper 
to  take  advice  before  he  went  any  further;  called  Mr. 
Church  and  the  Pilot,  and  ask*d  them,  Honv  they  knew  that 
Philip  and  all  his  Men  were  not  by  that  Hme  got  to  Weeta- 
mores Camp\  or  that  all  her  own  Men  were  not  by  that 
Hme  returned  to  her  again!  With  many  more  frightful 
queftions.  Mr.  Church  told  him,  they  had  acquainted  him 
with  as  much  as  they  knew,  and  that  for  his  part  he  could 

m  Now  called  Mount  Covo.  They 
were,  no  doubt,  on  their  way  to  Briftol 
ferry—  then  called  Tripp'a  ferry  [J?.-/. 
Col.  Roe.  iii :  535]  —  to  e«»ft  to  Rhode- 
Ifland,  and  thenoe,  over  Howland's  fer- 
ry, to  Pocaffet,  whence  it  would  be  a 
little  over  fix  mile*  to  "  the  Fall  River." 


m  Hubbard  fays,  Church  borrowed 
"thiee  files  of  tl'tn  of  Capt  H*mtkma» 
with  his  Lieutenant:"  this  Lieutenant 
was  doubtlefs,  then,  the  officer  in  com- 
mand. Fortunately  for  his  memory 
his  name  was  not  defignated.  ilfar- 
rativo,  25.] 
6 


l!i 


[ "  ] 

iirc^.r  nothing  thatnudto  i{fc«,rage  tkm  from  Proc^ 
iig,  that  lu  thought  it  /o  pralUcaiU,  /*«<  h.  ^f'^J^' 
JmU  wURngly  Uad  the  v,ay  to  Ih.  Spot  and  ha^rd^ 
W.  But  *.  Chief  Com««n<.«  infifted  »«  *».^ 
/*.  Enomies  nnmier  u^  fo  gr^t,  and  ho  d^  not  h^ 

^hat  nnmins  mon  might  i.  added  -'^J'^^^^^, 
AndhisCompanyfofmM,thath.couldnota^Upralh 

cabU  to  attack  thm.  Added  moreover  Th^t  'f J^JT 
fur.  of  tilling  aU  the  Enemy,  andhneu,  that  ^J^'^f^^ 
Life  of  one  of  his  Men  in  the  alHon,  he  would  not  attemj^ 
Tir^si,  then  (Repiyd  Mr.  Chnnh)  ««/'*' f" 

'iJclpa^y  to  yonder  '«'«'«;«  "^jtri;^^ 
'there  they  mil  ie  out  0/ danger  '/ ^''^''J.'^^ 
and  wejhatt  have  le/s  iroutle  lo/uffly  them  mti,  Prooifions. 
ZTrL^  he  «o»ld,  and  did.  unto  the  G«nfon  unUl 
^1  ftrength  erne  to  them:  And  .  S'-P  «»  "-^^ 
them  to  the  FaU  River »  in  order  to  vifit  Weetamoree 


w  Th«  abfencc  of  water  power  ca 
the  Ifl»nd  led,  M  earljr  m  1663,  to  the 
eicAion  of  wJndmiUt  for  grinding  com  i 
and  feveral  eminencet  in  the  town  of 
PortlVnouth  are  now  crowned  with  tnem, 
which  may  be  feen  from  far.  [Amold'a 
Hi0.  R.-IA'.  yjo.^ 

w  ^Mqutekau  River— the  outiet  of 
Watuppa  Pond-wai  about  two  mite, 
long  and  left  than  one  rod  in  width, 
and  when  within  150  rods  of  tide-water 
it  fuddenly  defcended  13a  feet  to  meet 
It  It  took  naturally,  therefore,  the 
'  name  of  "  the  fall  of  the  river,"  or  Fatt 
Rivr.     The  various  fadoriei    have 


now  abfort>ed  this  fall ;  fo  that  the  vifitor 
muft  fearch  for  what  waa  once  the  moil 
prominent    feature    of   the    locality. 
Fowler   fayi,   the  word    ^mtr^chan 
figniilea  "falling  water,"  or   'Wuick- 
running  water^   »«t  Mr.  Trumbull 
fayt,  "  CMkM,  or  «««*#,  alone,  or  in 
compofiUon,  mean.  •  violent,'  •  forcible, 
«nd  i«  fometimea  applied  to  running 
water,  a»  it  it  to  'that  which  fweepa 
away,'  e.  g.  cMkikmmk,  'a  broom*  or 
•befom,'  and  ckiHT"  'the  northweft 
wind.'    I  do  not  think,  however,  that 
it  it  found  in  ^mtqutckam,  and  clearly 
not  unleft  the  laft  part  of  the  name- 

4a 


mm 


4  • 


iiilil^* 


■wMHiaii 


«i*r-r,> 


/r<w»  Procetd- 
with  tht  Pilot 
nd  hazard  the 
on  this,  That 
did  not  know 
%  by  that  timi: 
think  it  pram- 
''hat  if  he  was 
he  mujl  lofe  the 
\tld  not  attempt 
Pleafe  to  Uad^ 
ode-Ifland,  and 
i  by  the  Enemy  y 
with  Provijions. 
Garrifon  until 
>op  to  tranfport 
afit  Weetamons 

ifBlhfothatthevifitor 
hat  wM  once  the  moft 
ir«    of   the    loccUty. 
M  word    ^fufmteiam 
t  water,"  or   "nulA- 
■^    but  Mr.  Trumbull 
Br  CMltUt,  alone,  or  in 
in«« violent,' 'forcible,* 
St  applied  to  running 
to  'that  which  (Weep* 
MiAmmk,  'a  broom*  or 
ktk-^f»  'the  northweft 
•t  think,  however,  that 
\tuqmtckan,  and  clearljr 
laft  part  of  the  name— 


[  la  ] 

Camp.  Mr.  Churchy  one  Baxter^  and  Capt.  Hunter^  an 
Indian,  profer*d  to  go  out  on  the  difcovery  on  the  left 
Wing;  which  was  accepted;  they  had  not  March'd  above 
a  quarter  of  a  Mile  before  they  ftarted  Three  of  the 
Enemy.  Capt.  Hunter  wounded  one  of  them  in  his  knee, 
whom  when  he  came  up  he  difcovered  to  be  his  near 
kinfman;  the  Captive  defired  favour  for  his  Squawy  if  (he 
(hould  fall  into  their  hands,  but  ask^d  none  for  himfelf, 
excepting  the  liberty  of  taking  a  Whiff  of  Tobacco,  and 
while  he  was  taking  his  Whiff,  his  kinfman  with  one  blow 
of  his  Hatchet  difpatch<d  him.  Proceeding  to  Weetamores 
Camp,**  they  were  difcovered  by  one  of  the  Enemy,  who 


flgnifying  'water,'  'ftream,'  or  fome- 
thlng  of  the  kind  — ha*  been  loft." 
[rowler't  Hijt.  SMcA,  Fait  Rivr,  a?.] 
»•  Tk»mm$  BmnUr,  bricklayer,  of 
Yarmouth,  $  March,  1671-a,  wa«  ac- 
cufed  of  "  mifdemeanor  att  the  mret- 
ing-houfe  att  Yarmouth ; "  and,  again, 
of  entering  Edward  Sturgis't  houfe  on 
Lord's  Day,  11  April,  1675,  and  ftealing 
firom  the  fame ;  but  was  cleared  on  both 
charges :  he  was  alfo  one  of  30  foldiers 
"that  were  preffed  into  the  country's 
fervice,  and  vrent  to  Mount-Hope 
againft  our  enemies  the  Indians,  in 
the  year  1675,  and  took  their  llrft  march 
June  34."  He  was  wounded  in  the  war, 
and  £ao  were  allowed  him  by  the  Ply 
mouth  Court,  10  July,  1677,  as  a  "maim- 
ed fouldier,  whoe  hath  loft  the  vfe  of  one 
of  his  hands  in  tiie  time  hee  was  in  the 
countryes  fervice."  I  have  met  with 
no  record  of  any  other  of  the  name  as 
being  in  this  war,  and  prefume  this  ref- 


erence to  be  to  him.  [Plym.  Col.  Rtc. 
vt  87,  168,  339;  Freeman's  Hifl.  Caft 
Cod,  ii:  193.] 

V*  Cafi.  HmmUr  appears  to  have 
been  a  Chriftianised  Nipmmh  Indian. 
On  the  6th  of  July  — two  days  befoie 
the  light  in  Almy's  peafe-field— Capt. 
Johnfon,  on  the  order  of  the  Governor 
and  Council  of  Maffachufetts,  had  con- 
duced a  body  of  "  about  5a"  Praying 
Indians  (being  one-third  part  of  their 
able-bodied  men)  to  the  army  at  Mount- 
Hope.  Among  them  was  yokm  Hmnttr, 
who,  on  his  return,  had  a  reward  given 
hSm  for  his  fkithflilnefs ;  he  bringing 
back  with  him  a  fcalp;  that,  no  doubt, 
of  the  Indian  referred  to  in  the  text. 
\Tra^faaion$  Amor.  Antiqmorian  So- 
ciety, ii:  44a,  4+»«] 

x*  This  feems  to  have  been  fitua- 
ted  on  the  northern  fide  of  what  is  now 
called  Pocafflst  Cedar  Swamp;  perhaps 
two  miles  and  a  half  fouth  of  the  city 


43 


[I3l 

ran  in  and  gave  Infonnation;  upon  which  a  lully  Young 
Fellow  left  his  Meat  upon  his  Spit,  running  haftily  out 
told  his  companions,  h*  would  kill  an  Engli/h  man  bt/on  kt 
Mi  his  dinmri  but  fail'd  of  his  defign,  being  no  fooner  out 
but  <hot  down.  The  Enemies  fires,  and  what  Ihelter 
they  had  was  by  the  Edge  of  a  thick  Cedar  Swamp,  into 
which  on  this  Alarm  they  betook  themfelves;  and  the 
Englilh  as  nimbly  purfuedj  but  were  foon  commanded 
back  by  their  Chieftain  after  they  were  come  within  hear- 
ing  of  the  Crys  of  their  Women,  and  Children,  and  fo 
ended  that  Exploit""  But  returning  to  their  Sloop  the 
Enemy  purfued  them  and  wounded  two  of  their  Men. 
The  next  day  retum'd  to  the  Mount-hope  Garrifon.    [13] 

Soon  after  this,"  was  PhiUps  head  Q^rters  vifited  by 
fomc  other  Engli/h  Forces;  but  PhiUp  and  his  gang  had 
the  very  fortune  to  efcape  that  Weetamort  and  hers  (but 
now  mentioned)  had:  they  took  into  a  Swamp  and  their 
purfuers  were    commanded   back.     After  this"  Darl- 

of  FiUlRlw.wid  lying  b^tiwtii  South     thought  U«y  h^  him  h«4ii«d   In 


»m 


Wfttupp*  Pond  and  tht  highta  which 
look  down  on  Mount^Hope  Bay. 

iw  Hubbard  fcyt,  "whewln  fom*  fiew 
of  them  [the  Indiana]  fi>urteen  or  fif- 
teen wera  ilain."    [JV<irr«<Aw»  asO 

»•  Hubbard  faya  that  our  forcea  went 
to  Hehoboth  on  Friday,  15  July  (iS 
July  waa  Tkmr/dmy),  next  day  to  Mat- 
Upoifett,  and  next  day  to  Taunton. 
July  x8  (Hubbard  calla  It  "Muaday," 
but  the  i8th  waa  Sundays  to  that  they 
probably  ftarted  on  the  19U1)  they 
maiched  18  milea,  and  attacked  Philip 
"in  the  great  (Wampe  upon  ftc^ti 
neck,  of   fcven   milea   long."    They 


there,  and  fo  the  Plymouth  forcea  and 
Capt.  Henchman  with  100  toot,  were 
left  to  "attend  the  Enemiea  motion, 
being  Judged  IViflcient  for  that  end." 
One  night,  however.  "In  Um  end  of 
ymty,"  Philip  and  hia  warriora  either 
waded  aooA  Taunton  river,  at  a  very 
low  tide,  or  got  over  on  rafta,  and  ef> 
caped  tu  the  AW/am*  Countiy.  [JViar^ 
rmtivt,  as-»7]  Fwler  IH//.  S»tM, 
Fmtt  JHv*r,  10]  faya  they  croflfcd  Juft 
above  where  Fail  River  now  ftanda. 

»*  Dartmouth  feema  to  have  been 
deftioyed  by  the  Indiana  in  (he  Utter 
half  of  July. 


44 


[i3l 


lully  Young 
hallily  out 
laM  btfort  ht 
3  fooner  out 
irhat  ihelter 
Swamp)  into 
(•;   and  the 
commanded 
within  hear- 
lren»  and  io 
r  Sloop  the 
their  Men. 
ifon.     [13] 
ra  vifited  by 
lis  gang  had 
ltd  hers  (but 
np  and  their 
this**  Dart- 

him  heuimed  in 
mouth  foroei  Md 
th  100  ftwt,  werQ 
EiMmiM  motion, 
nt  for  tliat  «nd." 
,  "in  the  end  of 
!■  wsniora  •ither 
•n  rlTtr,  at  •  wry 
■  on  raftt,  and  cf- 
\  Countiy.  [JV«r- 
ler  \H^^  SktUit 
I  they  croOM  Juft 
rer  nowftuid*. 
DM  to  h«v*  bctn 
Umw  in  (he  l*tt«r 


mouths  diHrefles  required  Succour,  great  Part  of  the  Town 
being  laid  defolate,  and  many  of  the  Inhabitants  kilPd;  the 
moft  of  Plymauih  Forces  were  order'd  thither:  And  com- 
ing to  Rufftb  Garrifon  at  Poneganftt^^  they  met  with  a 
Number  of  the  Enemy  that  had  furrendred  themfelves 
Prifoners  on  terms  promifed  by  Capt.  £Vi!f"*  of  the  Garri- 
fon; and  Ralph  Eari^^  that  perfwaded  them  (by  a  friend 
Indian  he  had  employed)  to  come  in.  And  had  their 
promifes  to  the  Indians  been  kept,  and  the  Indians  farely 
treated,  'tis  probable  that  moft  if  not  all  the  Indians  in 
thofe  Parts,  had  foon  followed  the  Example  of  thofe  that 
had  now  furrendred  themfelves;  which  would  have  been 
a  good  ftep  towards  f.nifhing  the  War.  But  in  fpite  of  all 
that  Capt  EelSf  Chunhy  or  Ear/  could  fay,  argue,  plead,  or 
beg,  fome  body  elfe  that  had  more  Power  in  their  hands 


u"  Th«  App9m»gmiiftU  River  (or 
oove)  ii  the  fecond  ooTe  making  up 
flrom  BuiMrd'i  Bey  weft  end  fouth  of 
New-Bedford  harbor.  Faint  trace* 
of  the  cellar  of  this  farrifon-houfo 
migbl  lately  be  iken,  near  a  fipring  on 
the  eaft  bank  of  thie  river,  about  a  mile 
ftom  its  mouth.  John  Ruflitll  wae  one 
of  the  earlieft  fettlen  of  Dartmouth. 
[Ricketfon'e  Hifl.  N«w  Bt^fwd,  15, 

35>  ■54-] 

>u  Cmpt,  Stmtul  B*tt$  foeme  to  have 
been  the  fon  of  John,  of  Dorchefter. 
He  was  baptised  at  Dorchefter,  3  May, 
164a  He  "oomn^anded  a  garrifon  at 
Dartmeoth,  Maiil.,  in  Philip'*  war," 
married  Anna,  daughter  of  Rev.  Robert 
Lenthal  of  Weymouth,  and  died  in 
Hingham   in   lyo^t    leaving,   among 


eight  children.  Rev.  Nathaniel,  of  Scit- 
uaU.  iHiJI.  D0rtk^«r,  51  \  Deane'* 
Seilmmlt,  197 1  Barry**  Hamwr,  301.] 

»■  Rmipk  Emrl  appears  to  have  been 
fon  of  Ralph,  of  Portftnouth,  R.*I.,  and 
to  have  removed  to  Dartmouth  in  con- 
fequence  of  the  gift  to  him  of  "  half  a 
fliare  in  Coaxit  and  Acuihnet"  by 
Frand*  Sprague  of  Duxbuiy,  who  call* 
him  "  fon-in-law."  He  wa*  lined,  39 
Odt  1668,  5«,  for  "ailtonting  the  con- 
ftable  "  of  Dartmouth.  He  wa*  himfelf 
conftaMe  fn  167a  I  am  forry  to  add 
that  a  perfon  of  that  name  wa*  fined 
aof,  at  Plymouth,  5  OA.,  1663,  for 
'*  drawing  hi*  wife  in  an  vnciuell  man- 
or on  the  ftiow."  [Savage'*  Gtm.  DM. 
lit  91;  Ptym.  Cot.  R«c.  ivt  47;  v:  lo, 
36.] 


45 


[  «3] 


improvM  it;  and  without  any  regard  to  the  promifef  made 
them  on  their  furrendring  themfelves,  they  were  carry'd 
away  to  Plymouth^  there  fold,  and  tranfported  out  of  the 
Country;  being  about  Eight-fcore  Perfoni.*"   An  a6tion  To 


»■  Th«  following  I  UIm  to  bt  th* 
order  of  Um  Council  of  war  upon  this 
caib,  4  Aug.,  1675,  which  hints  Um  light 
in  which  th«  govtmnMnt  viewed  the 
matter  I  — 
"In  rtihrtncc  vnto  a  companle  of 
natlum  now  in  coitod/,  brought  In  to 
Pljrmouth,  being  men,  weomen,  and 
children,  in  number  one  hundred  and 
twelue,  vpon  Ariouft  and  deliberate 
oonilderatlon  and  agitation  con  Aming 
them,  the  ooncluilon  U  aa  followeth  t 
that  wheraa,  vpon  eiamlnation,  It  i* 
fbund  that  finierall  of  them  haue  bine 
adtort  in  the  late  rifing  and  warr  of 
the  Indiana  againft  ve,  and  the  reft 
compljrera  with  them  therein,  which 
thej  haue  done  contrary  to  engage- 
ment and  covenant  made  and  plighted 
with  this  collonie,  which  thejr  haue 
p'fldioufl/  broken,  aa  appcereth  Air* 
ther  alfoe  in  that  the/  did  not  dif- 
couer  that  p'nMoui  plott  which  Phillip, 
with  othera,  completed  againft  va, 
which  hath  caufed  the  deftruAion  of 
feuerall  of  vt,  bj  loilb  of  Hues  and 
eftatea,  and  ftill  held  in  danger 
therbj,  the  p'miAa  eonlldered  as 
aforefaid,  the  oounoel!  adjudged  them 
to  be  fold,  and  denoted  vnto  fervi* 
tude,  excepting  fome  ftw  of  them, 
which,  vpon  ^Mciall  conllderation, 
are  to  be  otherwile  di<)pofed  of,  and 
the  TreaAirer  Is  appointed  bjr  the 
couneell  to  make  fale  of  them  in  the 
oountiTea  behalft." 


On  the  Aeond  of  September  follow* 
Ing.  (Imilar  aAion  was  token  in  the 
cafe  of  "a  certoine  p'fell  of  Indians 
lately  come  in  to  Sandwich  In  a  Aib* 
mifllue  way  to  tliis  collonie."  They 
were  adjudged  to  be  *'  in  the  fame  con* 
dition  of  rabellton,"  and  "  condemned 
vnto  p'pctuall  fenritude."  There  were 
57  of  thefe,  which,  added  to  the  former 
III,  made  1691  not  Air  from  Church's 
eight  fcore.  Thacher,  under  date  of 
OA.  4,  1765,  fays,  "one  hundred  and 
feventyeight  [Indians]  had  recently 
been  shipped  on  board  of  Captain 
Sprague,  for  Cadia**!  unqueftionably 
refbrring  to  this  fame  melancholy  mif* 
Judgment  It  Is  eibntial  to  the  proper 
underftanding  of  Aich  a  tranfaAion  as 
this,  that  the  general  cuftom  and  (Ming 
of  the  time  ihould  be  oonildered.  A 
very  curious  documsi/l  has  been  pre* 
ferved,  of  date  14  Aug.,  1676,  flwwing 
that  Roger  Williams  was  chairman  of 
a  committee  in  Rhode-Idand  to  dii^fe 
of  fome  Indian  captives  whom  tkty  had 
taken.  All  under  5  years  of  age  were 
fold  to  Uim  till  they  were  y>i  all  bo* 
tween  5  and  10,  till  aSi  all  between  10 
and  15,  till  S7t  all  between  15  and  ao, 
till  361  all  between  ao  and  30  were  to 
ferve  8  yearat  all  above  jo^  7  years. 
Judge  Staplee  fays  that,  in  moft  in* 
ftances,  Indian  prifoners  "were  fent 
out  of  the  oountrr  and  fold  for  ilavea 
for  lift."  [Plym.  C0I.  Rte.  t:  173,  1741 
H^.  Pfym.  136 1  R.-I.  Hi/I.  CoU.  ▼ ;  170.] 


»mifes  made 
ircrc  carry'd 
out  of  the 
An  a6tion  fo 

iptomlMr  fellow- 
mt  taken  In  lh« 

p'fill  oi  Indiana 
tdwich  In  a  Aib* 
collonia."    Thajr 

in  th«  fama  con* 
ind  "condamnad 
Ida."  Thara  wera 
dad  to  tha  formar 
kr  from  Church'a 
ir,  undar  data  of 
ona  hundrad  and 
nt]  had  reeantljr 
oard  of  Captain 
"l  unquaftionabljr 
m  melancholj  mlf> 
nttal  to  tha  proper 
'h  a  tranfaAion  aa 
cuftom  and  litallnf 
be  oonndafadi  A 
4/t  haa  baen  pi«« 
,uff.,  1676.  flwwlnf 
•  waa  chairman  of 
da-Idand  to  dltjfoCt 
vaa  whom  tMiy  had 
jraara  of  aga  wara 
sjr  wera  jot  all  bo- 
a8;  all  batwaan  10 
between  15  and  ao, 
90  and  30  were  to 
ibove  y>i  7  jreara. 

that,  in  moil  in- 
fonera  "were  ibnt 
and  fold  ibr  flavea 
/.  J?«e.  t:  i73iI74< 
r.Hi/I.CtU.rttlO'l 


[«3] 

hateful  to  Mr.  Churchy  that  he  oppof 'd  it  to  the  lofs  of  the 
good  Will  and  Refpedts  of  fome  that  before  were  his  good 
Friendi.  But  while  thefe  things  were  ading  at  Dari^ 
mouthy  Philip  made  his  efcape,  leaving  his  Country,  fled 
over  TnuntoH'YiK'stty  and  /?/4i)^/>l-Plain,"*  and  Pttuxih 
River/"  where  Capt.  Edmunds  oi Prcvidtnct^^  made  fome 
fpoil  upon;  and  had  probably  done  more,  but  was  pre- 
vented by  the  coming  up  of  a  Superiour  Ofllicer,"^  that  put 
him  by.    And  now  another  Fort  was  built  at  Po€aff«t^^ 


u«  Seekonk  Plain. 

»*  See  note  loS, ««/«.  Pawtueket  and 
Pawtuiet  ihould  not  be  confounded,  ai 
the/  are  dlAirent  names.  P9Mtm€k*tt 
it "  at  the  (kiU  of  the  river ; "  PmmimMt 
{Pmmlmck^fti)  introduce!  a  diminu- 
tive,  i.  e.  "  at  tha  Mih  falU  of  the  river." 
The  river  rcCirred  to  in  the  test  is  now 
called  the  Blackftone. 

u*  Cmpl.  Amdnw  SiimmtuU  {Bd' 
m»mdi  »r  Bdmmmdi)  wa*  of  Providence, 
and  married  Marjr,  dau,  of  ButnJ.  Ilcr- 
andean,  14  OA.,  1(75;  7  Aug.,  1676  the 
R.-I.  AAmbljr  voted  him  and  Ills  com* 
panjr  one-half  of  the  ntonejr  accruing 
from  tha  fale  of  35  Indians  "  brought 
in  by  them  I "  17  June,  1694  he  lerved 
on  a  Coraner'i  Jurjr  on  the  death  of 
John  Miller  of  Rehoboth ;  35  Dec.,  1689 
Plymouth  Court  ordered  him  ao«.  a 
week  for  his  ibrvioe  in  the  Ballam  Ex- 
pedition, and,  hj  vote  of  3  March, 
1690^  the  Rhode-Ifland  AftmbI/  added 
C6  to  it  He  died  previous  to  1696, 
having  had  five  children.  His  widow 
waa  allowed  to  keep  the  Ibrrjr  over  See- 
konk river.  [Savage's  Gra.  DM.  iii 
101 1  Jt.-f.  Cot.  Bte.  lit  5491  iii:  363, 


•77,  aSo,  313  (  /•//m.  Cti.  Bm.  vIi  143, 

a*9-] 

"^  Hubbard  names  Capt.  Mtmtkmmm 
in  this  connexion,  and  adds  "what 
tha  reafon  was  whjr  Philip  was  followed 
no  Airther,  it  is  better  to  Ail^nd,  then 
too  criticalljr  to  inquire."  The  iniiir- 
ence,  taken  with  what  Church  fa/s,  is 
that  Henchman  was  the  man  on  whom 
the  blame  rafted.  [Nmrraliv*,  38.] 
The  Rav.  Noah  Newman  of  Rehobotti 
was  very  elBcient  and  urcAil  in  this 
alTault  on  the  retreating  Philip.  [Blifs's 
Btkaotk,  87.] 

u*  Capt.  Cudworth  urged  this.  He 
wrote  to  Gov.  Winflow,  ao  Jul/,  1675, 
from  Mount-Hope  Neck,  fajring  "  Now 
that  which  we  conflder  to  be  beft,  is  to 
maintain  our  garrifon,  though  but  with 
twen^  men,  and  that  there  be  another 
garrifon  at  Ptc^gtt;  and  to  have  a  fly- 
ing army,  to  be  In  motion "  (doubtlefs 
with  theft  points  as  iu  bafe)  "to  keep 
the  In<i'«ns  from  deftrojrlng  our  cattle, 
and  fetching  in  Aippljr  of  food  1  which 
being  attended,  will  bring  them  to 
great  ftraights,  ftc."  [1  M^fi,  Hi/i.  Call. 
vi :  85.]  I  have  not  been  able  to  identify 


47 


[  13  1 

that  provM  «i  troublefome  and  chargeable  aa  that  at 
M0UMf-kopi\  and  the  remainder  of  the  Summer  waa  im- 
proved in  providing  for  the  Porta  and  Porcei  there  main- 
tained, while  our  Enemiea  were  fled  fome  hundreds  of 
Milea  into  the  Country,  near  as  far  as  Al6amy»  And  now 
ftrong  Sufpicions  began  to  arife  of  the  Natfganfti  Inf 
diatUt**  that  they  were  ill  afleAed,  and  deiigned  mifchief; 
and  fo  the  event  foon  difcovered.  The  next  Winter  they 
began  their  Hoftilities,  upon  the  Enfl^/h,^  The  United 
Colonies  then  agreed  to  fent  an  Army  to  fupprels  them:* 


Uw  Sit  of  thU  PocttSbt  garrlfen,  btit 
lUppoAi  it  lo  havt  bwn  wlUiln  Um  pnf* 
tnl  •itjr>ltmiu  of  Pall  Riv«r. 

"*  TIm  Nmrrmgm^^  Imditmt  majr  be 
gtiMnUI/  dafinribcd  m  iMvIng  eccupM 
Um  lowvr  half  of  what  la  now  Dm  main 
land  of  Um  aui*  of  IUioaa>Uand,  In* 
eluding  Um  whoW  of  Wadiington,  wiUi 
Um  knror  portion  of  Kant  CoanUaa. 
[Oookln,  I  JMf/>.  M{fl,  CM  1 1 147 1  St.' 
/.  ft^.  CM  lilt  I.]  WIUi  ngard  to 
Um  SfnISeanot  of  Uila  nanM,  eenatni* 
Ing  whkh  variona  fliggaftlena  hava 
baan  mada.  (Draka'a  B00k  ^  tki  /•• 
tUmm,  ajTi  Ml«,)  Mr.  IVumbiill  quolaa 
Rogar  Williama  1  ••  I  waa  wiUiln  a  polo 
of  it,  b«t  aottid  not  laarn  wh^  it  waa 
callad  Nmktgmi^ot;'  and  A/a,  "to  whoai 
I  havo  noUiing  to  add." 

*  Prom  tha  data  of  Ptillipt  afcapa 
acfoATannton  RIvar  (1  Ang.),  hoftUitiaa 
had  baan  in  prograft.  Mandon  Attiara 
All  Srft.  Barijr  in  Angull,  ^/u^tmg 
(BrookSald)  waa  daftrojwi.  AboiHtiM 
flrit  of  Saptambar,  Daarflald  waa  bumad. 
Soon  aftar,  S^mmhumg  (NortkSeld)  waa 


aihullad.  and  tha  mi^Sy  of  Capt 
Baara'a  par^.  going  to  Ita  rtliaf,  killed, 
larijr  in  (Mtobar,  SpringSaid  waa  at- 
tachad,  and  \k  houlba  Srad.  A  Ibw  daja 
latar,  19  OA.,  HaUtoid  waa  aflkiiad. 
Tha  Narraganiklta  ihailarad  tha  wonMn 
of  tiM  warrior  Indiana,  and  gvna  wera 
Smnd  among  llMm  which  had  baan 
takan  from  Baara'a  t,Mn|  fb  that  tha/ 
wara  Jndgad  to  ba  In  eomplicitjr  with 
Philip.  [liubbanTa  NmrratHM,  3>-4S, 
4S I  HoloMa'a  Ammati,  i  1 37»-37J  |  Hojf  a 
/mMio  IK«r»,  99-iia.] 

>■  Tha  CommiStonara  of  tha  Unilad 
Cowniaa  wrata  from  BoAon,  is  Nov.i 
iS75,  to  Rhoda-Ifland,  on  thia  AibfaA,  aa 
MIowat  "Plndtlng  Uiat  j*  Nnrrigan- 
frta  imdar  pmtanca  of  Aaindfliip  haua 
bina  and  ai«  raiy  fkia  and  parSdaotiib, 
hoidaiag  aa  ia  laportad  to  na  grtat  Cor* 
rU^ndaney  with  tiM  Bnamjr  that  ara 
in  mora  opan  hoftilli^  n/iivalng, 
ralaaving,  and  Contrary  to  thair  Covo> 
nant  datajmaing  manjr  of  tha  Bnamjr 
man,  woman,  and  children  to  tlMlr 
gnat  advantaga  anil  our  pra|udiA,  and 


[  13] 


le  M  that  «t 
immer  wai  im- 
ei  there  nuiin- 
e  hundred!  of 
ny.  And  now 
'arrmgun/ti  iw 
gned  mirchief; 
xt  Winter  they 
The  United 
ppreiii  them:"* 

m»^^  of  Capt 
If  lo  lu  rtlicT,  klltod. 

•  SpringfltM  WH  %H- 
iktiivd.  Alkwdaj* 
laUhld  WM  ■AIM. 
I  (k«lttrt4  the  women 
llaiM,  ond  gwM  «tt« 
•m  which  had  boon 

•  KMBi  lb  thai  thtj 

•  in  complici^  with 
!*•  Nmrrmtivt,  \k-^% 

ili.li37»-37J|HoK« 
iia.] 

Bonm  of  Iba  Unilad 

am  BoAon,  tJ  Nov., 

b4,  on  this  Ail^tA,  aa 

If  that  J**  NMrigan- 

•  of  Avindihip  haua 
Ma  and  parfldaoulb, 
irtad  to  ua  great  Cor* 
the  Bnam/  that  ara 
Mftilli^  t«  (ivaing, 
itraiy  to  their  Cove* 
nan/  of  the  Inemjr 
li  childran  to  their 
Ml  our  preJudlA,  and 


Governour  Win/low^  to  command  the  Army.  lie  under* 
tnlcing  the  Expedition,  invited  Mr.  Ckurtk  to  command  a 
Company  in  the  Expedition;  which  he  declined,  craving 
excufe  from  taking  Commifllon,  he  promifcd  to  wait  upon 
him  M  9l  Rt/ormado^  thro'  the  Expedition.  Having  rid 
with  the  General  to  Bo/lon^'*^  and  from  thence  to  Rtho' 
both,  Uj[Jon  the  Generals  requctl  he  went  thence  the  near- 
eft  way  over  the  Ferries,  with  Major  Smitk^  to  hii 


bjr  man/  uthar  infblencejri  daclatring 
their  Enmity,  and  that  indeed  thejr  are 
and  ara  lllu  to  bee  the  var^r  randivoure, 
and  (iiat  of  the  warr,  it  hath  drawne  ue 
to  nfblue  to  rajrfe  looo  men  In  the  Con* 
foiderale  Coionejri  befldei  them  aired/ 
in  pajre,  to  bee  improved  there  or  a* 
the  providence  of  Ood  ma/  dIreA  to 
reduce  them  lo  realbn  i  And  llierefora 
Judge  it  necefflir/  to  advlfe  /ou  of  our 
intenta  in  that  ref^A,  to  Intent  that 
/ou  ma/  not  onl/  talu  cair  of  /our 
iVonteer  placet,  but  aflbrde  ro[me] 
addition  to  our  number*,  and  glue  u* 
Aich  aflftance  b/  /our  floopea  and  vef* 
ibiia  aa  wee  ma/  ftand  In  need  of,  Ice." 
The  new  lev/  waa  proportioned  Ihuei 
Malk.  5S7,  Pl/m.  15S,  Conn.  315  mt  looa 
The  aAual  attendance  of  troopa  feema 
to  have  been,  aa  foltowai  from  Mal^. 
465  foot  (in  fli  eompanlee)  and  75 
horfe  ■  540  men  1  ftom  Pi/mouth  1  j8 
men  (in  two  eompanlee)  \  from  Conn. 
450  men  (in  Sve  eompanlee)  1  malting 
a  total  of  1148  men  At>m  the  Confeder- 
ate Coloniee.  Beilde*  tliefe,  a  **  confld- 
erable  number"  of  recruita  Joined  tlie 
expedition  from  the  Rhode-Ifland  Colo* 
a/.  The  Arm/  waa  under  command 
•f  G«0.  JoOm  Winflow.    The  Mala. 

f  « 


troope  were  officered  b/  M«J.  Appleton 
and  Capt*.  Mo(el/,  Dav«n|Mrt,  Oerd- 
ner,  Oliver,  Johnfon,  and  Fnntlcei 
the  Pl/mouth,  b/  MaJ.  Bradford  a  jd 
Capl.  Oorhami  and  the  Conn,  b/ 
MaJ.  Treat  and  Capts.  8)wl/,  Gallup. 
Mafon,  Wattt,  and  Marihall.  A  partial 
lift  of  the  names  of  the  Mafi.  men  hai 
been  puhlllhed.  [/V^m.  C«/.  R**,  xi 
165.  4J8|  Barr/'e  Hi/I.  M^fi.  1 1  4361 
Trumbull'e  HiJI,  Comn,  i  t  337 1  Arnold'* 
Hi/I,  R..I.  i  I  4031  N,  E.  Gtm.  ll$g. 
vliii  141.] 

>■■  Sea  note  ao,  amU. 

•■  **R*f0rma40,  a  reformed  Ofllcer, 
or  one  whofe  Compan/,  or  Troop,  la 
Aipprcflbd  in  a  Reform,  and  he  con- 
tinued either  In  whole,  or  half  Pa/,  ha 
doing  Duty  In  the  Regiment  In  a  (hi" 
of  war,  a  Gentleman  who  ferve*  ae  a 
Voluntier,  in  order  to  gain  Experience, 
and  Aiooaad  the  principal  Oflkerc." 
[Baiie/.j 

I**  Ae  Church'a  home  at  Saconet  waa 
temporaril/  broken  up,  ha  would  Teem 
to  have  been,  in  this  interval,  with  hia 
friende  at  Pi/mouth,  or  Duxbur/. 

>*  Richard  Smltk,  Jr.,  wa*  the  fon 
of  Richard,  "who  left  faire  PufTcillon'i 
in  Oloftar  Sliira"  Bng.,  and  wae  one 


'Bfl 


[  H  ] 

Garrifon  in  the  Narraganfet  Country}'^  to  prepare  and 
provide  for  the  coming  of  General  Winjl(m\  who  March'd 
round  thro»  the  Country  with  his  Army,  propofing  by  Night 
to  furprize  Pumham  (a  certain  Narraganfet  Sachem)  and 
his  Town;"'  but  being  aware  of  the  approach  of  [14]  our 


of  the  flrft  fettlert  of  Taunton,  and  went 
to  Wlckford,  R.-i.,  about  1641,  "  for  hit 
confcience  fake  (many  differences  arif- 
ing)";  where  he  built  a  block-houfe 
on  the  great  Pequot  road,  on  the  fite 
where  the  Updike  houfe  (lands,  or  lately 
Hood,  a  little  to  the  north  of  Wickford 
Hill,  in  No.  Kingftown,  R.-I.    He  was 
mixed  up  in  the  conflia  of  jurifdiAion 
between  Rhode-Mand  and  Conneaicut, 
and  was  appointed  Conftable  of  Wick- 
ford by  Conn,  in  1663;  was  put  under 
bonds  in  £400  to  anfwer  to  R.-I.  in 
1664;  aSDec.,  1665  appears  aswitnefs 
in  the  Warwick  "  acquittance  " ;  is  faid 
to  have  been  one  of  Andros's  Coun- 
cil in  16861  was  appointed  by  Andros 
in  that  year  Juftice  of  the  Peace  and 
"  Sergeant-major  and  chief  Commander 
of  his  Majefty's  militia  both  of  horfe 
and  foot  within  the  Narraganfett  Coun- 
try, or  Province,  and  all  the  Mands"; 
died  before  169a,  when  his  will  was 
proved,  mentioning  no  wife  nor  chil- 
dren.   Church  calls  him  "  Major  "  now, 
although  he  does  not  appear  to  have 
been  fo  until  fome  years  after  this  date. 
[/?.-/.  Hift.  Coll.  iii :  3'.  »«6»  *l^ '  ^^•'' 
Col.  Rec.  iii :  198;  Arnold's  Hift.  R.-I. 

1:383,305.307.484.]  „  ^  ^  ,,.„ 

i»  AlTuming  that  by.  "Rehoboth" 
here  is  meant  Myles's  Garrifon  (fee 
note  44,  ante),  the  "neareft  way  over 
the  Ferries"  thence  to  Smith's  block- 


houfe,  would  feem  to  have  been  through 
Mount-hope  neck  to  Briftol  ferry,  thence 
down  Rhode-Ifland  to  Newport,  thence 
over    by    ferry    to    Conanicut,    and 
thence  by  ftill  another  ferry  to  Wick- 
ford;—a  diftance  which  I  eftimate  as 
a  little  over  30  miles.    The  ferries  from 
Newport  to  Jameilown  and  from  Jamef- 
town  to  Narraganfett  were  not  indeed 
formally  eftablilhed  by  the  Alfembly 
until  1700,  but  they  had  doubtlefs  been 
running  for  many  years  as  an  irrefpon- 
fible  individual  enterprife.    It  is  pofflble 
that  this  diftance  might,  at  the  date  to 
which  the  text  refers,  have  been  mate- 
rially fliortened  by  a  route  from  Briftol 
Ferry  to  Prudence,  and  from  thence  to 
Wickford;  the  latter  a  diftance  of  5  or 
6  miles  by  water.    The  remark  about 
"fair  winds"  which  follows,  perhaps 
favors  this  latter  fuppoiition;  and,  at 
any  rate,  feems  to  fettle  it  that  Chureh 
did  not  go  round  by  Seekonk,  Provi- 
dence, Pawtuxet  and  Apponaug  Ferries, 
—  neither  of  which  was  wide  enough  to 
make  a  fair  wind  of  much  confequence 
in  croffing.  This  latter  was  clearly  how- 
ever the  route  of  the  army,  who  made  a 
detour  from  it  in   the  vain   hope  of 
catching   Pumham    at   his  village  in 
Warwick.    iR.-I.  Col.  Ree.  Hi:   406. 

4^5-]  ,  „    ^ 

oi  Pumkam  {Pomkam)  was  Sachem 

of  Skawomet  {Skaonut),  the  neck  that 
SO 


''f^m\4iiii& 


>  prepare  and 
;  who  March'd 
>ofing  by  Night 
f  Sachem)  and 
ich  of  [14]  our 

to  have  been  through 
o  Briftol  feny,  thence 
d  to  Newport,  thence 
to  Conanicut,  and 
other  ferrjr  to  Wick- 

which  I  eftimate  as 
le>.  The  ferries  from 
town  and  from  Jamef- 
nfett  were  not  indeed 
ed  by  the  Aflembly 
ty  had  doubtlefs  been 
'  years  as  an  irrefpon- 
iterprife.    Itispofflble 

might,  at  the  date  to 
fers,  have  been  mate  ' 
y  a  route  from  Briftol 
e,  and  from  thence  to 
,tter  a  diftance  of  5  or 
r.  The  remark  about 
liich  follows,  perhaps 
■  fuppofition;  and,  at 

0  fettle  it  that  Church 
id  by  Seekonk,  Provi- 
tnd  Apponaug  Ferries, 
ch  was  wide  enough  to 

1  of  much  confequence 
latter  was  clearly  how- 
the  army,  who  made  a 
in  the  vain  hope  of 
am  at  his  village  in 
T.  Col.  See.  iii:   M^, 

Pomkam)  was  Sachem 
kaomet),  the  neck  that 


[    14] 

Army  made  their  efcape  into  the  defarts.    But  Mr.  Church 
meeting  with  fair  Winds  arriv'd  fafe  at  the  Major's  Garri- 
fon  in  the  evening."*    And  foon  began  to  inquire  after  the 
Enemies  Reforts,  Wigwams  or  Sleeping  Places ;  and  havmg 
gain'd  fome  intelligence,  he  propofed  to  the  Eldrtgesy 
and  fome  other  brisk  hands,  that  he  met  with,  to  attempt 
the  Surprizing  of  fome  of  the  Enemy  to  make  a  Prefent  of 
to  the  General,  when  he  fliould  arrive:  which  might  ad- 
vantage his  defign;  being  brisk  blades,  they  readily  com- 
ply'd  with  the  motion,  and  were  foon  upon  their  March. 
The  Night  was  very  cold,  but  blefs'd  with  the  Moon\ 
before  the  day  broke  they  effeaed  their  exploit,  and  by 
the  rifing  of  the  Sun  arrived  at  the  Major's  Garrifon, 
where  they  met  the  General  and  prefented  him  with  Eigh- 
teen of  the   Enemy,  they  had  Captiv'd.    The  General 


projefts  into  Narraganfett  Bay,  having 
Providence  River  on  the  eaft,  and  Cow- 
efet  Bay  on  the  fouth  and  weft,  it  being 
the  eaftern  portion  of  the  town  of  War- 
wick, R.-I.    The  name  is  perhaps  from 
/MMMM,  "he  Ihoote";  fumwaem,  fum- 
muatn,  "one  who  IhooU."    With  re- 
duplicative—/^■/•••w*^*.  "*"  ■"=•*' 
er"  (Eliot).  Or  perhaps,  from /«*•«»*- 
ham,  "he  goes   by  water"  (goes   in 
boata).    Eliot  ufes  the  derivative,  ^m- 
mokhamwaemiog  (pi.)  for  "mariners" 
(Jonah,  i :  5.).  Thepofitionof  tbeSha- 
omet  or  Warwick  Indians  favors  this 
etymology. 

»  The  evening  of  Saturday,  11  Dec., 
1675.    iR.-r.  Hift.  Coll.  iii :  83.] 

»  There  were  three  Eldridgts  (or 
Eldreds),  Samuel,  James,  and  Thomas 


in  Wickford,  R.-I.,  in  1670;  as  is  proven 
by  their  names  atUched  to  a  coroner's 
jury  verdiA,  dated  July  14,  of  that  year. 
In  1679,  the  names  of  John  and  Samuel 
are  attached  to  a  petition  to  the  king. 
In  1693,  Thomas  was  Lieut.,  and  John, 
Bmaign;  and  in  170a,  Daniel  was  Cap- 
tain.   Samuel  was  Conftable  under  ap- 
pointment of  Conn,  in  the  boundary 
troubles  of  1670,  ahd  thereabouts,  and 
was  committed  to  jail  by  the  R.-I.  au- 
thorities for  attempting  to  aA  for  Conn, 
in  an  arreft  for  murder.    Savage  fug- 
gefts  that  Samuel  (of  Cambridge  in 
1646)  was  tiie  fati>er  of  at  leaft  fome  of 
them,  adding  that  Samuel  (the  fon) 
was  at  Rochefter  in  1668.    [/?.-/•  Col. 
Rec.  ii:  3445  i":  .&>,  287.  461;  R-r- 
Hift.  Coll.  iii :  7?     Gen.  Di&. »» 5  xo?* J 

SI 


k 

Mi 
t 


;iP 


iiiiJ-wiiWiMiiriiiwi 


»iawi.Wiimi<Tiiwii'TiT- — ^— -^ ^■"■"'  •*»- 


A 


[  14  ] 

pleas'd  with  the  exploit,  gave  them  thanks,  particularly  to 
Mr.  Church,  the  mover  and  chief  aftor  of  the  bufinefs; 
and  fending  two  of  them  (likely  Boys)  a  prefent  to  BoJlon\ 
fmiling  on  Mr.  Church,  told  him.  That  he  made  no  doubt 
but  his  Faculty  would  fupply  them  with  Indian  Boys  enough 
before  the  War  was  ended. 

Their  next  move""  was  to  a  Swamp  which  the  Indians 
had  Fortifyed  with  a  Fort."*    Mr.  Church  rid  in  the  Gen- 


w>  Other  ■uthorities  fliow  that  a  week 
elapfed  between  the  evening  of  the  ex- 
ploit above  related  and  the  fwamp  fight 
to  which  Church  now  refer*.  The  Maft. 
and  Plym.  troopt  arrived  on  the  eve- 
ning of  the  lath.    On  the  14th,  two 
forayi  were  made  upon  the  enemy,  and 
nine  Indiana  were  killed,  twelve  cap- 
tured, and  150  wigwams  burned.    On 
the  isth,  feveral  ftraggler*  from  the 
main  body  of  the  Engliih  were  cut  off. 
On  the  i6th,  Capt.  Prentice  with  hit 
tK)op  of  horfe  went  to  Bull'a  Garrifon 
at  Ptttaquamfcut  (on  Tower  Hill,  in 
So.  Kingftown,  R.-I.),  and  returned  with 
the  news  that  the  Indians  had  burned 
it,  and  killed  10  men  and  5  women  and 
children.    On  the  17th,  the  Conneaicut 
troops  arrived  at  Bull's.    On  the  18th, 
the  Mafs.  and  Plym.  forces  joined  them 
at  Peitaqmam/cut  at  S  »•»«•    They  all 
then  marched  forward  in  the  fnow,  and 
camped  out  that  night;  darting  again 
at  break  of  day  on  Sunday  the  19th, 
and  about  i  r.M.  reached  the  edge  of 
the  fwamp  in  which  was  the  Indian 
fort.    [Hubbard'sJVarr«/iw,  so;  J?.-/. 
HiJI.  CollAW.  %Z-^ 

m  This  fwamp  is  Situated  in  the  north- 
weft  portion  of  the  U        >f  South  Kingf- 


town, R.-I.,  very  near  the  line  of  Rich- 
mond,—lefs  than  a  mile  north-weft 
from  the  track  of  the  Providence  and 
Stonington  R.R., — on  the  farm  of  J.  G. 
Clarke,  Efq.,  and  not  far  from  the  houfe 
of  Judge  W.  Marchant.  Dr.  Stiles  ftates 
that  it  "is  about  feven  miles  nearly 
due  weft  from  Narraganfet  South  Fer^ 
ry."    On  this.  Judge  Davis  commento : 
» It  is  apprehended  there  is  an  error  in 
the  ftatement  of  the  diftance  of  the  fort 
from  the  South  Ferry.  Sw««/««  miles, 
inftead  of/even,  would  be  more  confflft- 
ent  with  the  accounts  given  of  the 
marches  of  the  army,  by  cotemporary 
hiftorians."    But  the  identification  of 
the  locality  is  complete,  and  by  the 
road  it  is  nearly  tern  miles  from  the 
Ferry.    The  explanation  of  the  diftance 
named  by  cotemporaries  is  partly  that 
the  return  route  lay  not  to  the  Ferry, 
but  to  Smith's  garrifon  in  Wickford, 
the  fite  of  which  is  diftant  (by  way  of 
Bull's  on  Tower  Hill,)  fcarcelylefs  than 
feventeen  miles,  l>y  the  prefent  roads, 
from  the  fwamp;  and  more,  that  the, 
journey  followed  the  winding  Indian 
paths,  and  was  aocompliflied  through 
deep  fnow  and  in  a  night  of  intenfe 
cold.   Thefortwaeaftockadeenclofing 


Sa 


\. 


\ 


H.U..  II.  ,.««.T.nrl.4»P»M»«.'W»i«**'''««" 


particularly  to 
the  bufinefs; 
ient  to  Bq/lon'f 
made  no  doubi 
,n  Boys  enough 

ch  the  Indians 
id  in  the  Gen- 
ear  the  line  of  Rich< 
I  a  mile  north-weft 
the  Providence  and 
-  on  the  farm  of  J.  O. 
ot  far  from  the  houfe 
ant.  Dr.  Stiles  ftatea 
feven  milet  nearly 
rraganfet  South  Fer- 
ge  Davii  comments: 
d  there  is  an  error  in 
te  diftance  of  the  fort 
rry.   Seventeen  ra\ys*, 
rould  be  more  conflft- 
»unts   given  of  the 
rmy,  by  cotemporary 
the  identification  of 
jmplete,  and  by  the 
'  tern  milet  from  the 
mation  of  the  diftance 
loraries  it  partly  that 
Uy  not  to  the  Ferry, 
(arrifon  in  Wickford, 
ia  diftant  (by  way  of 
Iill,)fcarcely  left  than 
\tj  the  prefent  roads, 
;  and  mons,  that  the , 
I  the  winding  Indian 
aooomplilhed  through 
in  a  night  of  intenfe 
ras  a  ftockade  endofing 


[  H  ] 

erals  guard  when  the  bloudy  ingagement  began;  but  being 
impatient  of  being  out  of  the  heat  of  the  a^ion,  importu- 
nately beg'd  leave  of  the  General  that  he  might  run  down 
to  the  affiftance  of  his  friends,  the  General  yielded  to  his 
requeft,  provided  he  could  rally  fome  hands  to  go  with 
him.  Thirty  Men  immediately  drew  out  and  followed 
him:  They  entred  the  Swamp  and  paffed  over  the  Log, 
that  was  the  paflage  into  the  Fort,  where  they  faw  many 
Men  and  feveral  Valiant  Captains  lye  (lain:""  Mr.  Church 
fpying  Capt.  Gardner^  of  Salem  amidft  the  Wigwams  in 

five  or  fix  acres  of  upland  in  the  middle  day  (ao  Dec.)  34.  the  next  day  4.  "nd 
of  the  fwamp  by  a  palifade,  which  was 
defended  by  a  hedge  "of  almoft  a  rod 
thickneft  through  which  there  was  no 
pafling,  unleft  they  could  have  fired  a 
way  through,  which  then  they  had  no 
time  to  doe."  The  only  regular  entrances 
were  along  a  log  which  bridged  a  fpace 
of  water,  and  over  another  log  which 
was  defended  by  a' block-house.  [Hub- 
bard's Narrative,  S* »  ^•'^'  ^'fi'  ^*'"' 

iiisSs;  Stiles'sed.  CA«reA,39;  Davis's 

Morton'i  Atemoriat,  433.] 
>"  The.  accounU  vary  very  much  as 

to  the  number  of  killed  and  wounded. 

A  letter —•  Aippofed  by  Hutchinfon  to  be 

by  Maj.  Bradford,  but  fiiown  by  Mr. 

Drake  iBook  of  the  Indians,  319]  to  be 

by  Capt  James  Oliver —written  a  fliort 

time  after,  from  the  field,  and  which  the 

writer  fays  he  has  verified  by  reading 

to  the  officers  in  his  tent,  would  feem 

to  have  the  beft  elements  of  reliable- 

neft.    It  fays  8  were  left  dead  in  the 

fort,  la  were  carried  away  dead,  and 

many  died  by  the  way,  or  as  foon  as 

brought  in ;  fo  that  they  buried  the  next 


the  next  day  a.  Eight  died  on  Rhode- 
Idand  (whither  moft  of  the  wounded 
were  carried,  for  care),  1  lAPettaquam/- 
cut,  and  a  were  loft  in  the  woods.  He 
makes  the  toUl  "about  68"  who  died, 
and  150  wounded  who  recovered.  Capts. 
Johnfon,  Davenport,  Gardner,  Seely, 
Gallup,  Marlhall,  and  Mafon  were  killed, 
or  died  of  their  wounds.  [Hutchinfon's 
Hijt.  Ma/$.,  (ed.  1795),  i«  a7>]  See 
Drake's  Hi/I.  Bqfion  [i:  4»4]  fo'  •  "<* 
of  the  killed  and  wounded  of  the  Mafs. 
quota. 

>"  Capt.  yo/efh  Gardner  was  fon  of 
the  firft  Thomas,  of  Salem;  married 
Ann,  dau.  of  Emanuel  Downing,  in 
1656;  was  freeman  in  1673;  capUin 
of  one  Salem  company  in  1674.  He 
owned  the  fine  old  houfe  in  Salem  — 
ftanding  until  1750  (of  which  Felt  gives, 
an  engraving)  —  known  afterward  as 
the  "Bradftreet  Manfion";  his  widow 
marrying  Simon  (afterwards  Gov.) 
Bradftreet.  [Savage's  Gen.  Did.  lis 
338;  Felt's  AnnaU  of  Salem,  i:  41a ; 
11:497-]  '" 


it 
if 

M 

ti 


Si 


"I' 
<;4 


-'I' 
4 


Ji^ 


s-J 


[ts] 

the  Ball  end  of  the  Fort,  made  toward.  «">•  J"'  ""' 
fudden,  while  they  were  looking  each  other  .»  Ae  Face^ 
Capt.  GarJn^  fettled  down.  Mr.  «««*  ^ep-d  «o  h^ 
and  feeing  the  blood  run  down  hi.  cheek,  hfted  up  h. 
Cap,  and  calling  him  by  hi.  Name;  he  lo^M  up  »  lu. 
Face,  but  fpoke  not  a  Word,  being  Mortally  Shot  thro 
the  head;  and  obferving  hi.  Wound,  Mr.  CW  found 
the  ball  entred  his  head  on  the  fide  that  wa.  next  the  Up- 
land, where  the  £»//»»  entred  the  Swamp.    Up°»':''.ch 
having  ordered  fome  care  to  be  taken  of  *«  Captam,  he 
difpateh'd  information  to  the  General  that  the  beft  and  for- 
warded  of  hi.  Army  that  hazarded  their  live,  to  enter  the 
Fort,  upon  the  muzzle  of  the  Enemie.  Gum.,  «««  S^otm 
their  back.,  and  kill'd  by  them  that  lay  behmd.     Mn 
a»«*  with  hi.  fmall  Company  haften'd  out  of  the  Fort 
(that  the  £Ki-m  were  now  poffeffed  of)  to  get  a  Shot  at 
Ae  /«&«  that  were  in  the  Swamp,  &  kept  finng  upon 
them.    He  foon  met  with  a  broad  bloody  track,  ^he"  *« 
Enemy  had  fled  with  their  Wounded  men;  following  hard 
in  the  traa,  he  foon  fpy-d  one  of  the  Enemy,  whtf  clap  d 
hi.  Gun  a-crof.  bis  breaft,  made  towards  Mr.  Ouni,  and 
beckned  to  him  with  his  hand;  Mr.  CiurcA  .mmeduitely 
commanded  [15]  no  Man  to  hurt  him,  "oping  by  h.m  to 
have  gain'd  fome  intelligence  of  the  Enemy,  that  might  be 
of  «l^tage;  but  it  unhappily  fell  out  that  a  Fellow  Aat 
had  Wd  behind  coming  up,  fliot  down  the  Indun.  to  Mr. 
Ciuni's  great  grief  and  difappointment    But  inunedi- 
ately  they  heard  a  great  fliout  of  the  Enemy,  which  feem  d 

54 


iry  .TatftJMMuiliWVItWf '<*"■*■' ''"W**^'*"'*"*''"'^^** 


[•5] 


im,  but  on  a 
in  the  Face, 
bep'd  to  him 
lifted  up  his  ^ 
k'd  up  in  his 
ly  Shot  thro' 
Church  found 
next  the  Up- 
Upon  which, 
le  Captain,  he 
e  beft  and  for- 
!S  to  enter  the 
,  were  Shot  in 
behind.     Mr. 
it  of  the  Fort 
get  a  Shot  at 
pt  firing  upon 
ack,  where  the 
following  hard 
my,  whcf  clap*d 
[r.  Churchy  and 
ch  immediately 
ping  by  him  to 
r,  that  might  be 
t  a  Fellow  that 
5  Indian-  to  Mr. 
But  immedi- 
y,  which  feem'd 


to  be  behind  them,  or  between  them  and  the  Fort;  and 
difcover'd  them  running  from  tree  to  tree  to  gain  advant- 
ages of  firing  upon  the  Englijh  that  were  in  the  Fort.    Mr. 
Churches  great  difficulty  now  was  how  to  difcover  himfelf 
to  his  Friends  in  the  Fort,  ufing  feveral  inventions,  till  at 
length  gained  an  opportunity  to  call  to,  and  inform  a  Ser- 
jeant in  the  Fort,  that  he  was  there,  and  might  be  expofed 
to  their  Shots,  unlefs  they  obferv'd  it.    By  this  time  he 
difcovered  a  number  of  the  Enemy  almoft  within  Shot  oi 
him,  making  towards  the  Fort;  Mr.  Church  and  his  Com- 
pany were  favoured  by  a  heap  of  brufh  that  was  between 
them  and  the  Enemy,  and  prevented  their  being  difcover'd 
to  them.    Mr.  Church  had  given  his  Men  their  particular 
orders  for  firing  upon  the  Enemy;  and  as  they  were  rifing 
up  to  make  their  Shot,  the  afore-mentioned  Serjeant  in  the 
Fort  cal!ed  out  to  them,  for  God^s  fake  not  to  fire,  for  he 
believed  they  were  fome  of  their  Friend  Indians;"*  They 
clap'ddown  again,  but  were  foon  fenfible  of  the  Serjeants 
miftake.    The  Enemy  got  to  the  top  of  the  Tree,  the  body 


V*  One  hundred  and  fifty  Mohegknt 
and  PequoU  formed  a  part  of  the  Conn, 
forcea.  Capt.  Oliver  (note  13a,  a«/«) 
doe*  not  fpeak  well  of  them.  He  fays : 
••  Monhegina  and  Pequodi  proved  very 
falfe,  fired  into  the  air,  and  fent  ^rd 
before  they  came  they  would  do  fo,  but 
got  much  plunder,  guns  and  kettles." 
So  Jofliua  Tift,  a  renegade  Englifiiman, 
who  had  married  an  Indian  wife,  and 
was  aaive  in  this  fight,  but  was  after- 
wards taken,  examined,  condemned,  and 


executed;  teftified,  according  to  Roger 
Williams's  record,  "  if  the  Monhiggins 
&  PequU  had  bene  true,  they  might 
haue  deftroyed  moft  of  the  Nahiggon- 
fiks;  but  the  Nahigonfiks  pariied  with 
them  in  the  beginning  of  the  fight,  fo 
that  they  promifed  to  ihoote  high,  which 
they  did,  &  kild  not  one  Nahigonfik 
man,  except  againft  thejr  wills." 
[Trumbull's  Hift.  Conn,  i :  337;  Hutch- 
infon's  Hift.  Mafi.  (ed.  1795,)  i:  273; 
4  Mafi.  Hift.  Coll.  vi :  308.] 


5S 


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«.^.l  -lUi— iii«'^*>"'  ' 


A§ 


v^ 


i 


[IS] 

whereof  the  Serjeant  ftood  upon,  and  there  clap'd  down 
out  of  fight  of  the  Fort,  but  all  this  while  never  difcovered 
Mr.  Chunk,  who  obferved  them  to  keep  g^thermg  unto 
that  Place,  until  there  fecm'd  to  be  a  formidable  black 
heap  of  them.    Nm  bravt  bays  (faid  Mr.  Church  to  his 
Men)  if  wi  mind  our  hits,  we  may  have  a  brave  Shot,  and  Ut 
ourRgn  for  firing  on  them,  be  their  rifing  up  to  fire  into  the 
Fart.    It  was  not  long  before  the  Indians  rifing  up  as  one 
body,  defigning  to  pour  a  Volley,  into  the  Fort.    When 
our  Church  nimbly  ftarted  up  and  gave  them  fuch  a  round 
Volley,  and  unexpeaed  clap  on  their  backs,  that  they  who 
efcaped  with  their  Lives,  were  fo  furprized,  that  they 
fcampered^they  knew  not  whether  themfelvesj   about  a 
dozen  of  them  ran  right  over  the  Log  into  the  Fort>  and 
took  into  a  fort  of  a  Hovel  that  was  build  with  Poles,  after 
the  manner  of  a  com  crib.    Mr.  Church^^  Men  having 
their  Catteridges  fixM,  were  foon  ready  to  obey  his  order, 
which  was  immediately  to  charge  and  run  on  upon  ttie 
Hovel,  and  over-fet  it,  calling  as  he  run  on  to  fome  that 
were  in  the  Fort  to  affift  him  in  over-fetting  of  it;  Aey  no 
fooner  came  to  Face  the  Enemies  (belter,  but  Mr.  Church 
difcovered  that  one  of  them  had  found  a  hole  to  point  his 

Gun  through,  right  at  him;  but  ^^^^^f.^T'^TTh^Je 
Company,  and  ran  right  on,  till  he  was  ftruck  with  mee 
Bullets,  one  in  his  Thigh,  which  was  near  half  of  it  cut 
off  as  it  glanced  on  the  joynt  of  the  Hip-bone;  anoUier 
thro*  the  gatherings  of  his  Breeches  and  Draws,  with  a 
fmall   flefli  Wound;   a  third   peirced  his   Pocket,  and 

56 


MMb 


mnKrnitWM^MKirci 


clap'd  down 
r  difcovered 
thcring  unto 
idable  black 
hurch  to  his 
Shoty  and  kt 
ofire  into  the 
ig  up  as  one 
?'ort.  When 
fuch  a  round 
hat  they  who 
!d,  that  they 
ires;  about  a 
the  Fort>  and 
th  Poles,  after 

Men  having 
bey  his  order, 

on  upon  the 
I  to  fome  that 
of  it;  they  no 
it  Mr.  Church 
lie  to  point  his 
ncouraged  his 
ck  with  Three 

half  of  it  cut 
bone;  another 
Draws,  with  a 
;   Pocket,  and 


[  i6] 

wounded  a  pair  of  Mittins,  that  he  had  borrowed  of  Capt. 
Prentices   being  wrap'd  up  together  had  the  mif-  [i6] 
fortune  of  having  many  holes  cut  thro*  them  with  one 
Bullet:  But  however  he  made  (hift  to  keep  on  his  Legs, 
and  nimbly  difcharged  his  Gun  at  them  that  wounded 
him:  being  difmablftd  now  to  go  a  ftcp,  his  Men  would 
have  carried  him  off,  but  he  forbid  their  touching  of  him, 
until  they  had  perfeaed  their  projeft  of  over-fetting  the 
Enemies  Ihelter;  bid  them  run,  for  now  the  Indians  had 
no  Guns  charged.    While  he  was  urging  them  to  run  on, 
the  Indians  began  to  (hoot  Arrows,  and  with  one  peirc'd 
thro'  the  Arm  of  an  EngUJh  Man  that  had  hold  of  Mr. 
Churches  Arm  to  fupport  him.    The  Englijfty  in  Ihort, 
were  difcourag'd,  and  drew  back.    And  by  this  time  the 
Engli^  People  in  the  Fort  had  began  to  fet  fire  to  the 
Wigwams  &  Houfes  in  the  Fort,  which  Mr.  Church  laboured 
hard  to  prevent;  they  told  him.  They  had  orders  from  the 
General  to  bum  them;  he  beg'd  them  to  forbear  until  he 
had  difcours'd  the  General;  and  haftning  to  htttiy  he  de/d 
tofpare  the  JVigwants,  &c.  in  tfu  Fort  from  fire,  told  him. 
The  Wigtvams   were  Musket-proof  being  all  lifCd  with 
Bafkets  and  Tubbs  of  Grain,  and  otiur  Proviftons,  fuf- 
ficient  to  fupply  the  whole  Army,  until  the  Spring  of  t/te 
rear;^  and  every  wounded  Man  might  have  a  good  warm 
Houfe  to  lodge  in,  which  other-ways  would  neceffarily  perifh 
with  the  Storms  and  Cold.    And  more-over,  that  the  Army 

«•  Chureh'a  p»ft  experience  in  the     nature  to  urge  this  conflderation  upon 
commLTary  department  had  been  of  a     hU  mind  with  great  force. 
8  57 


m 


[ «« ] 

*«/  «  «/*«•  Pro«M  10  iruft  »nlo  «•  Apml  upon ;  M*f  *» 
*««,  that  Plymouth  /=Wr«  A»/  -o'/o  <•«*  """  ^'^    \ 
Z^L  h.L/«n  tHHr  tafi  <UaU  out,  *c     The  Genera 
Sjifing  .  few  \/ord.  with  the  Gentlemen  that  were  .bout 
him,  Mov'd  toward,  the  Fort,  defigning  to  ride  in  himfelf, 
and  bring  in  the  whole  Army.    But  juft  «  he  w«  enmng 
the  Swamp,  one  of  hi.  Captain."  meet  him,  and  ^fced 
tn,WHU^I.«as^n,?    He  told  him  into  the  Fort 
the  Captain  laid  hold  of  hi.  Horfe,  and  told  h.m,  H>  We 
L  Zrth  an  hundred  of  their>,  ""I*' >»«  "'' 'ff 
himtilf     The  General  told  him.  That  he  fuppofed  the 
i^LJ^er,  .nd  that  Mr.  Church  had  in/omfd  hm 
Zt  the  Fort  u,as  tahen,  4c.    ^nd  as  theca/e  roa,  ««.«- 
Jlaneed  he  vm  of  the  Mind,  that  U^e  '-ffTt"^"^ 
him,  and  his  Army  tojheller  them/elves  «»  '*'/7*  _  ^^^ 
Capuin  in  a  great  heat,  repl/d,  That  Ckur,hVd-,«A 
told  the  General,  That  if  he  m«fd  anothsr /Up  towards  As 
Zt  he  would  Jhoot  his  Horfe  under  Um.    Then  b™ned 
up  another  Gentleman,  a  certain  Doftor,-"  «nd  oppoftd 
"Mr.  Chunh's  advice,  and  faid,  //  it  wre  tompl/d  wUh, ./ 


1"  Likely  to  be  CapUln  Mofely,  who 
was  a  "  rough  and  fanguinary  foldler," 
and  whom  Hubbard  names  a*  very 
aAive  and  fervlceable   In   the  fight 

rjVarr«//w,  54-]  .  .  ^ 

w  Church's  reUcence  In  regard  to 
namee,  where  cenfure  U  Implied,  it  no- 
ticeable. No  record  of  the  ftirgeone 
accompanying  thi.  expedition  ha.  met 
my  eye.  Trumbull  faya,  "  the  beft  flir^ 
geona  which  the  country  could  fumlfli, 


were  prorided."    Dr.  John  Clark,  ap- 
parently fon  of  Dr.  John,  who  came  to 
Bofton  ftom  Newbury,  and  whofe  pic- 
ture hang*  in  the  rooms  of  the  Maft. 
Hift.  Soc,  was  appointed  by  the  Mafe. 
Court,   on   the   asth   Feb.  following, 
"  chirurgion    for    y     fervice."      Dr. 
Matthew  Fuller  (fee  note  69,  amU)  was, 
no  doubt,  ftill  ftirgeon-general  of  the 
Plymouth  troops.    [Hi/.  Comm.  U  yp, 
noU;  Mtift.  Col.  Rte.\i  750 
S8 


Bww«BK'nr*'st?Rr¥«i 


upon:  Ihaihi 
as  om  Bi/cakt 

The  Gcncrnl 
lat  were  about 
ide  in  himfelf, 
ie  was  entring 
im,  and  asked 
into  the  Fort; 
him,  His  Lift 
mid  not  expo/e 
$  fuppoftd  the 
f  in/orm'd  him 
ift  was  circum- 
prailicabU  for 
the  Fort.    The 
urch  lfd\  and 
/l^  towards  the 

Then  brufled 
"  and  oppofs'd 
'ornpiyd  withy  it 

Dr.  John  Cl«rk,  »p- 
)r.  John,  who  c»me  to 
rbury,  and  whofe  plc- 
e  roomt  of  the  Mtft. 
ppointed  bjr  the  M»ft. 
asth   Feb.  following, 
r    y«     fervlce."      Dr.  ■ 
[fee  note  69,  amU)  w»t, 
Urgeon-goneral  of  the 
1.    [HiJt.CimmAxyp, 
,  K*t.  V :  7S0 


[    17    ] 

would  hill  more  Men  than  the  Enemy  had  kilUd:  for  (fuid 
he)  by  to  Morrow  the  wounded  Men  will  be  fo  fliff  that 
there  will  be  no  movtng  of  them:  And  looking  upon  Mr. 
Church,  and  feeing  the  blood  flowing  a  pace  from  his 
Wounds,  told  him.  That  if  he  gave  fuch  advice  as  that  was, 
hefhould  bleed  to  Death  like  a  Dog,  before  they  would  en- 
deavour to  flench  his  blood.    Though  after  they  had  pre- 
vailed againft  his  advice,  they  were  fufficiently  kmd  to 
him.    And  burning  up  all  the  Houfes  and  Provifions  m 
the  Fort;  the  Army  return'd  the  fame  Night  in  the  Storm 
and  Cold:   And  I  Suppofe  every  one  that  is  acquainted 
with  the  circumftances  of  that   Nights   March,  deeply 
laments  the  miferies  that  attended  them,  efpecially  the 
ri7l  wounded  &  dying  Men.    But  it  mercifully  came  to 
pafs  that  Capt.  Andrew  Belcher^  arrived  at  Mr.  Smiths 
that  very  Night  from  Boflon,  with  a  Veffel  loaden  with 
Provifions  for  the  Army,  who  muft  otherwife  have  perdhd 
for  want.    Some  of  the  Enemy  that  were  then  in  the  Fort 
have  fince  inform'd  us,  that  near  a  third  of  the  Indians 
belonging  to  all  that  Narraganfet  Country  were  killed  by 
the  Engli/h,  and  by  the  Cold  that  Night,«  that  they  fled 


m  See  note  sa,  amtt.  Smith't  block- 
houfe  ftood  on  the  cove  making  up 
north-wefterljr  flrom  the  entrance  of 
what  U  now  called  Wickford  harbor. 

*"  Hubbard  fajra,  on  the  ftory  of  one 
Potoek,  afterward*  taken,  that  the  In- 
dians loft  700  warriors  killed,  befldet 
300,  moft  of  whom  died  of  their  wound* 
and  of  ezpofure,  with  a  number  of  old 
men,  women,  and  children,  which  thejr 


could  not  eftimate.  Capt.  Oliver  faya, 
300  warrior*  were  fflain,  and  about  350 
were  Uken,  with  above  300  women  and 
children.  The  Comm.  Council  wrote  to 
Andro*  (13  J»n.,  i67S-«).  "  about  600 of 
the  Indians,  men,  women,  &  children, 
a*  i*  faid,  are  flalne."  Roger  William*, 
in  hi*  account  of  the  examination  of 
Jo(huaTlft,  fay*,  he  faid  that  the  Indian* 
"found  97  fltine  &  48  wounded,  befflde 


S9 


[  «7  1 

out  of  their  Fort  fo  haftlly  that  they  carried  nothing  with 
them:  that  if  the  Engii/k  had  kept  in  the  Fort,  the  Indians 
had  certainly  been  neccffitotcd,  either  to  furrender  thcm- 
felvei  to  them,  or  to  have  perilhed  by  Hunger,  and  the 
feverity  of  the  Seafon.    Some  time  after  this  Fort-fight  a 
certain  Sogkonati  Indian  hearing  Mr.  Chunk  relate  the 
manner  of  his  being  wounded,  told  him.  Thai  hi  did  not 
know  but  hi  him/ilf  was  thi  Indian  that  woumUdhimJor 
that  hi  was  om  of  that  company  of  Indians  that  Mr. 
Church  modi  a  Shot  upon  when  thiy  wtn  rifing  up  to  mahi 
a  Shot  into  thi  Fort;  thiy  win  in  number  about  60  or  70, 
thatju/l  thin  cami  down  from  Pumhams  Town,  and  mver 
bifon  thin  find  a  Gun  agaif^ft  thi  Englilh ;  that  when  Mr, 
Church  find  upon  them  hi  kiUid  14  diad  in  thi  Spot,  and 
woundid  a  gnatir  number  than  hi  kilUd,  many  of  whuh 
dyid  aftirwards  with  thiir  wounds^  in  thi  Cold  and  Storm 
thi  following  Night, 

Mr.  Chunh  was  mov'd  with  other  wounded  men  over 
to  Rhodi-Iflandy  where  in  about  a  Months  time""  he  was 
in  fome  good  meafure  recovered  of  his  Wounds,  and  the 
Fever  that  attended  them.  And  then  went  over  to  the  Gen- 
eral to  take  his  leave  of  him,  with  a  defign  to  return  home. 


what  (laughter  waa  made  In  the  howfea 
U.  by  the  burning  of  the  howfea,  all  of 
which  he  fajth  were  burnt  except  s 
or  6  theieabouU."  {Narrmtivt,  54 » 
Hutchinfon'a  Hi/I.  Mt^fi.  (ed.  1795),  it 
373,  not* ;  Col.  Mm.  0/  Conm.  ii :  3981 
4  M^fi.  Nifi.  CM.  vi«  309.] 
MO  Southwick'a  compofitora,  in  copy- 


ing  the  flrft  edition,  made  here  the 
curioua  blunder  of  AibftituUng  "  three 
montha  Ume"  for  "•  montha  Ume," 
aa  originally  fet  downt  and  Dr.  Stllea 
did  not  corredt  their  error,  which  haa 
been  perpetuated  in  all  the  editlona 
llnce,  and  which  led  Mr.  Drake,  in  hia 
fecond  edition,  quite  mturali/  to  Aip> 


te 


^'.'Fwt*^''^'- 


\ . 


nothing  with 
t,  the  Indians 
render  them- 
tger,  and  the 
s  Fort-fight  a 
th  relate  the 
kat  hi  did  not 
\ndidhimyfor 
ins  that  Mr, 
ng  up  io  maki 
\oHt  60  or  70, 
nvn^  and  ntver 
hat  whin  Mr. 
x  thi  Spott  and 
itany  of  which 
9id  and  Storm 

ded  men  over 
time""  he  was 
junds^and  the 
ver  to  the  Gen- 
0  return  home. 

ion,  made  here  th« 
r  Aibftituting  "  thre* 
r  "c  months  time," 
own;  and  Dr.  Stil«a 
letr  error,  which  hM 
in  all  the  editlona 
ed  Mr.  Drake,  in  hia 
lita  Mturalljr  to  Aip> 


[    17  1 

But  the  Gcncrati  great  Importunity  again  pcrfwadcd  him, 
to  accompany  him  in  a  long  March,  into  the  Nipmnck  Coun- 
try,"*  tho'  he  had  then  TcnU  In  hia  Wounds,  and  fo  Lame 
as  not  able  to  Mount  his  llorfe  without  two  Mens  afliftancc. 

In  this  March  the  firft  thing  remarkable  was,  they  come 
to  an  Indian  Town,"«  where  there  were  many  Wigwams 


pofe  that  Church  here  refcra  to  an  e«pe- 
dltion  Into  the   NIpmuck  country  In 
Martk,  ift7«.  which  no  other  chronicler 
had  noticed.     K%  Church  dlAaUd  hU 
narrative,  the  chronology  waa  corre«. 
The  flght  waa  on  the  I9»h  of  December. 
It  waa  probably  feviral  day*  after  that 
date  before  Church,  with  the  wounded, 
waa  got  over  to  Rhodc-Idand.     The 
Conn,  forces  toon  went  home  to  recruit, 
but  the   Mafe.  and  Plym.  troope  re- 
mained In  garrlfen  at  WIck/ord,  and 
were  re-enforced  from  Bofton,  Jan.  la 
The  Conn,  forces  (fee  MiO-  P*!""**'* 
letter,  Cm«.  C0I.  Rtc.  11 1  ¥>*)  OPP**' 
to  have  reached  Wtckford  again,  17 
Jan.,  when  the  whole  army  foems  to 
have  ftarted  for  the  NIpmuck  country 
(whither  the  enemy  were  underftood  to 
have  lied),  ifco  ftrong.     This  corref- 
ponds,    very    accurately,    with     the 
month's    Interval    of  which    Church 
f^aks,  if  he  accompanied  Gov.  Win- 
dow on  thia  firft  march,  In  force,  flnom 
WIckford.    Hubbard's  account  Impllea 
that  our  men  ftarted  from  WIckford,  ij 
Jan.      [Hubbard'a  N»rr*Hvt,  58,  6o; 
Arnold's  Hi0.  S.-I.  li  4o6j   Drakes 
Ckmrtk,  65.] 

»M  Nifmiuk  iNipmttf]  waa  a  name 
given  to  the  petty  tribes,  or  clans,  of 
inland  Indiana  fcattered  over  a  large 


eitent  of  country,  In  Windham  and 
Tolland  Counties  In  Connecticut,  Wot" 
cefter  and  Hampden  Counties  In  MalTa- 
chufeUs,   and    the    northern    part    of 
Rhode-inand  i  but  their  principal  feat 
was  at,  or  near,  the  great  ponds  in 
Oaford  (Webrter),  Maft.     From  thefe 
ponds  they  probably  derived  their  name 
of  "Pond"  or  ••  Frefti-waUr "  (•«//«• 
mif)  Indians.     If  the  two  names,  or 
forms  of  the  name,  are  not  Identical 
In  origin,  AV/w/  belongs  to  the  terri- 
tory. I.e.  "at  the  frefh-water  pond"j 
Nlfmutk,    to    the  tribe,  (nif-ammmg) 
"they  flth  In  frelh  water";  but  poffllbly 
"a   IVelh  water  filhlng-place."     This 
dlftltigullhed  them  from  the  SAort  In- 
dians, and  the  Jlivtr  Indians  of  the 
Conneaicut  Valley ;  Uielr  neighbors  on 
the   weft.      Smi/Jte    (corrupted    from 
J|/^«/>/<0  Pond,  In  Ellington,  Conn., 
was  the  bound  where  the  country  of 
the  Nlpmucks  Joined  that  of  the  Jlivr 
Indiunt  on  the  weft,  and  the  hloktgtm 
north-weft  angle. 

»«  Suppofed  to  be  Pumham's  town 
(fee  note  137,  «•/•)  in  a  rocky  fwamp 
In  Warwick,  R.-I.,  -  Warwick  then  em- 
bracing  moft  of  what  Is  now  Warwick 
and  CovenUy.  The  diftance  Is  ftated 
«s  M  miles  from  Smith's.  [Baylies' 
Aftm. /'/yw.  Cp/.  Hi «  kh] 
61 


I 


ii4.»K«i»M«rtw««»««^' 


^sm^' 


[  18  ] 

In  fight,  but  nn  Icy  Swamp  lying  between  them  .nd  the 
iyij!wams,  prevented  their  running  At  once  upon  It  m  they 
Intended:    there  wM  much  firing  upon  each  fide  before 
they  paft'd  the  Swamp.    But  at  length  the  Enemy  all  fled, 
und  a  cerum  Moo/^i^aH  that  wa.  •  friend  /miian.  purfucd 
and  fel«'d  one  of  the  Enemy  that  had  a  fmall  wound  In  hi« 
Leg,  and  brought  him  before  the  General,  where  he  was 
examined.    Some  were  for  torturing  of  him  to  bring  him 
to  a  more  ample  confeffion,  of  what  he  knew  concerning 
hi.  Country-men.    Mr.  CAurch  verily  believing  he  had 
been  Ingenloui  In  hit  confeffion,  Interceeded  and  prevailed 
for  hi.  efcaplng  torture.    But  the  Army  being  bound  for- 
ward m  their  March,  and  the  Indians  wound  fomewhat 
difinabllng  him  for  Travelling,  »twa.  concluded  he  fiiould 
be  knock'd  on  the  Head:  Accordingly  he  wa.  brought 
before  a  great  fire,  and  the  McoA^gan  that  took  him  wa. 
allowed,  a.  he  defircd,  to  be  the  Executlner.    Mr.  CkunM 
taking  no  delight  [18]  In  the  Sport,  fram'd  an  arrant  at 
fome  dlftance  among  the  baggage  Horfe.,  and  when  he 
had  got  fome  Ten  Rod.,  or  thereabout,  firom  the  fire,  th« 
Executioner  fetching  a  blow  with  hi.  Hatchet  at  *«  h««d 
of  the  Prifoner,  he  being  aware  of  the  blow,  dodged  hi. 
afide,  and  the  Executioner  miffing  hi.  ftroke  the  Hatchet 
flew  out  of  hi.  hand,  and  had  like  to  have  done  execution 
where  'two.  not  defign'd.    The  Prifoner  upon  hi.  narrow 
efcape  broke  from  tliem  that  held  him,  and  notwithftand- 
ing  hi.  Wound  made  ufe  of  hi.  Leg.,  and  hapd  to  run 
right  upon  Mr.  CAunA,  who  laid  hold  on  him,  and  a  clofc 


I 


1 


them  and  the 
ipon  It  M  they 
h  fide  before 
Inemy  all  fled, 
u/iatif  purfued 
I  wound  in  hid 
where  he  wni 
I  to  bring  him 
ew  concerning 
leving  he  had 

and  prevailed 
ing  bound  for* 
und  fomewhat 
ided  he  (hould 
e  was  brought 

took  him  was 
r.    Mr.  Ckurek 
M  an  arrant  at 
,  and  when  he 
)m  the  fire,  the 
;het  at  the  head 
t)w,  dodged  his 
>ke  the  Hatchet 
done  execution 
ipon  his  narrow 
id  notwithftand- 
xd  hapM  to  run 
him,  and  a  clofe 


•kufHe  they  had,  but  the  /WiVix  havlnR  no  Clothes  on 
nip'd  from  him,  and  ran  again,  .nd  Mr.  CAunA  purfued 
the  /fu/ian,  altho'  being  Lame,  there  wan  no  great  .uldii  in 
the  Race,  until  the  IndiaH  ftumblcd  and  fell,  and  they 
clofcd  again,  skuffled  and  fought  pretty  fmortly,  until  the 
/Hiiiau  by  the  advantage  of  his  nakednefs  filp'd  from  his 
hold  again,  and  fet  out  on  his  third  Race,  with  Mr.  CAnnA 
clofe  at  his  heels,  endeavouring  to  by  hold  on  the  hair  of 
his  Head,  which  was  all  the  hold  could  be  taken  of  him; 
and  running  thro'  a  Swamp  that  was  covered  with  hollow 
Ice,  it  made  fo  loud  a  noife  that  Mr.  CAurcA  expofiaX  (but 
in  vain)  that  fome  of  his  £KghjA  friends  would  follow  the 
noife,  and  come  to  his  affiftance.    But  the  Indian  hap'd  to 
run  a-thwart  a  mighty  Tree  that  lay  fallen  near  brcaft- 
high,  where  he  ftop'd  and  cry'd  out  a  loud  for  help;  but 
Mr.  CAureA  being  foon  upon  him  again,  the  fm/ian  Cched 
him  faft  by  the  hair  of  his  Head,  and  endeavouring  by 
twifting  to  break  his  Neck;  but  tho'  Mr.  CAurcAes  wounds 
had  fome-what  weakned  him,  and  the  Indian  a  ftout  fel- 
low, yet  he  held  him  well  in  play,  and  twitted  the  Indians 
Neck  as  well,  and  took  the  advantage  of  many  opportu- 
nities, while  they  hung  by  each  others  hair  gave  him 
notorious  bunts  in  the  face  with  his  head.    But  in  the  heat 
of  this  skufBe  they  heard  the  Ice  break  with  fome  bodies 
coming  a-pace  to  them,  which  when  they  heard,  CAurcA 
concluded  there  was  help  for  one  or  other  of  them,  but 
was  doubtful  which  of  them  muft  now  receive  the  fatal 
ftrokc;  anon  fome  body  comes  up  to  them,  who  prov'd  to 

63 


t  ■  1 


A 


[  19  ] 

be  the  Indian  that  had  firft  taken  the  Prifoner.    Without 
fpeaking  a  word,  he  felt  them  out  (for  »twas  fo  dark  he 
could  not  diftinguifh  them  by  fight)  the  one  bemg  clothed, 
and  the  other  naked,  he  felt  where  Mr.  Cnurches  hands 
were  faftned  in  the  Netops»«  hair,  and  with  one  blow  fet- 
tied  his  Hatchet  in  between  them,  and  ended  the  ftrite. 
He  then  fpoke  to  Mr.  Church  and  hugg'd  h*")  m  his 
Arms,  and  thank'd  him  abundantly  for  catching  his  Prif- 
oner; and  cut  off  the  head  of  his  Victim,  and  earned  it  to 
the  Camp,  and  giving  an  account  to  the  reft  of  the  friend 
Indians  in  the  Camp,  how  Mr.  Church  had  feized  his  Prif- 
oner, dJ'r.  they  all  joyn'd  a  mighty  ftiout. 

Proceeding  in  this  March,  they  had  the  fuccefs  of  ki  hng 
many  of  the  Enemy:  until  at  length  their  Provifion  failing, 

they  return'd  home.***  , 

King  Philip  (as  was  before  hinted)  was  fled  to  a  Place 
called  Scattacook,  [19]  between  York  and  Albany}^  where 


»"  Nttop  meant  "friend";    (plu.) 
Ketompatutg,  "friends."    The  V  i«  the 
pronoun  of  the  flrit  peribn;   the  o  l« 
nafal.    Eliot  writet  netomp,  a«  (Matt. 
xxvi:   so)    netomf,    tokwuckp^auam  r^ 
"Friend,  why  art  thou  come  hither?" 
The  general  ufe  of  the  word  by  the 
EngUih  waa  to   defignate   a   friendly 
Indian,  an  ally.    From  ito  conftant  em- 
ployment (Roger  Williams,  iKey,  chap. 
I,  R.'I.  HiJI.  CM.  i:  37]  fays  "What 
cheere,  Netopi'  is  the  general  faluUtion 
of  all  EnglUh  to  the  Indians)  in  addreft, 
Netop  came  to  be  ufed  as  an  appellative 
for  any  Indian  man,  juit  as  Momjtemr 
for  »  Frenchman,  or  Hans  or  Mymhttr 


for  a  Dutchman.    In  this  loofer  fenfe 
it  is  ufed  here. 

144  Hubbard  fays, "  our  Forces,  having 
purfued  them  into  the  woods  Between 
Marlb*roMgk  and  Brookfietd  in  the 
Road  toward  Conneaicmt,  were  con- 
ftrained  to  turn  down  to  Boftom,  in  the 
beginning  of  Fthrmary,  for  want  of  pro- 
vifion, both  for  themfelves  and  their 
horfes."  Mather  fays, "  So  then,  Febru- 
ary S»  *•»«  ^^^'y  returned  to  Boftom, 
not  having  obtained  the  end  of  their 
going  forth."     {Narrative,  60;  Britf 

Hift.  33.] 

»«  Sckagktkohe  is  on  the  Hooflc  and 
Hudfon  Rivers,  i3  miles  from  Troy. 


-•     ;    ■■-•^    ■ 


ler.  Without 
as  fo  dark  he 
being  clothed, 
hurches  hands 
one  blow  fet- 
ded  the  ftrife. 
d  him  in  his 
:hing  his  Prif- 
id  carried  it  to 
ft  of  the  friend 
feized  his  Prif- 

iccefs  of  killing 
roviilon  failing, 

fled  to  a  Place 
tlbany}^  where 

In  thit  loofer  fenfe 

I,  "our  Forces,  having 
D  the  woods  between 
d  Brookfield  in  the 
mneaicMt,  were  con- 
town  to  BoJoM,  in  the 
mary,  for  want  of  pro- 
themfelves  and  their 
rays,  "So  then,  Febru- 
r  returned  to  Bo/Iom, 
ined  the  end  of  their 
Narrative,  60  j  Brief 

\e  is  on  the  Hoofic  and 
la  miles  from  Troy. 


[    19  ] 

the  Moohags^"^  made  a  defcent  upon  him  and  killed  many 
of  his  Men,  which  moved  him  from  thence. 

His  next  kennelling  Place  was  at  the  falls  of  Connefti- 
cut  River,"'  where  fometime  after  Capt.  Tumer^'^  found 
him,  came  upon  him  by  Night,  kiU'd  him  a  great  many 


The  Pincheon  papers  fay  "  the  Scata- 
lioolt  or  River  Indians,  moft  of  them, 
were  ftigitives  from  New  England  in 
the  time  of  Philip's  war."  [a  Mafs. 
Hift.  Coll.  vlii :  344.] 

i«  Increafe  Mather  fays,  "We  hear 
that  Philip  being  this  winter  enter- 
tained in  the  Mokaiuks  Country,  Made 
it  his  dellgn  to  breed  a  quarrel  between 
the  BngUyk  and  them ;  to  effea  which, 
divers  of  our  relumed  Captives  do  re- 
port that  he  refolved  to  kill  fome  fcat- 
tering  Mokav>k$y  &  then  to  fay  that 
the  Emgli/»  had  done  it;  but  one  of 
thofe  whom  he  thought  to  have  killed 
was  only  wounded,  and  got  away  to 
his  Country  men,  giving  them  to  under- 
ftand  that  not  the  Sugli^  but  PiiUP 
had  killed  the  Men  that  were  Murdered, 
fo  that  inftead  of  bringing  the  Mohawks 
upon  the  Bngli/i,  he  brought  them  upon 
hlmfelf."     Judd  fays  this  "does    not 
deferve  the  leaft  credit"    iBrief  Hi/- 
tory,  38;  Hift.  Hadley,  i8a.] 

w  The  great  falls  in  the  ConneAicut 
River,  near  where  the  towns  of  Mon- 
tague, Gill,  and  Greenfield  meet,  which 
Dr.  Hitchcock  thought  the  fineft  in 
New  England.  Unable  to  plant  as 
ufual,  the  Indians  were  driven  to  avail 
themfelves  more  of  filh;  and  no  fpot  in 
the  country  offered  fuch  <had-filbing  as 
this.  \Geology  of  Mafs.  7nf,\  ^^ofl^ 
Antif.  Befearcies,  lij-l 
9 


i«   William  THmer,  of  Dartmouth, 
Eng.,  then  of  Dorcheiler,   164a,  free- 
man, 10  May,  1643,  removed  to  Bof- 
ton,  was  "  by  trade  a  tailor,"  and  was 
one  of  the  founders  of  the  firft  Bap- 
tlft  Church  in  1665.     Early  in  Phil- 
ip's war,  "  he  gathered  a  company  of 
volunteers,  but  was  denied  a  commif- 
flon,  and  difcouraged  bccaufe  the  chief 
of  the  company  were  Anabaptifts.  After- 
wards, when  the  war  grew  more  general 
and  diftruaive,  and  the  country  in  very 
great    diftrefs,    having    divers    towns 
burnt,  and  many  men  (lain,  then  he 
was   deflred    to  accept  a  commiffllon. 
He  complained  it  was  too  late,  his  men 
on  whom  he  could  confide  being  fcat- 
tered;  however  was  moved  to  accept." 
He  marched  "  as  Captain,  under  Maj. 
Savage  as  chief  commander, "  to  relieve 
the  weftem  towns.    19  May,  1676,  with 
180  men,  he  furprifed  the  Indians  at 
thcfe  falls  and  killed  from  130  to  180, 
but  on  his  return  was  killed,  with  38  of 
his  men.     He  married  Mary,  widow 
of  Key  Alfop ;  though  he  feems  to  have 
had    another    wife  — perhaps    named 
Frances.    His  will,  dated  10  Feb.,  1676, 
mentions    children.     [Savage's    Gem. 
Dia.  iv :  348 ;  Backus's  Hift.  New  Eng. 
I:  433;  Hoyfs  Antiq.  Refearches,  laS. 
Holland's  H(fi.  Weftem  Mafs.  i:  lai; 
Judd's  Hift.  Hadley,  163,  171;    Bene- 
dift's  Hift.  Baft.  > '  384-] 


I 


I 


I 
I 


•ti^sm^^' 


«S#(»«5i«**feiw,<«**SaB?*'' 


■i,rrff>0f»f^,m  *  <*^^»9ff- ' 


^ 


[  '9  ] 

Men,  and  frighted  many  more  into  the  River,  that  were 
hurl'd  down  the  falls  and  drowned. 

Philip  got  over  the  River,  and  on  the  Vack  fide  of  the 
Wetufet-hills^  meets  with  all  the  Remnants  of  the  Nar- 
ragan/et  and  Nipmuck  Indians,  that  were  there  gathered 
together,  and  became  very  numerous;   and  made  their 
defcent  on  Sudbury,  and  the  Adjacent  Parts  of  the  Coun- 
try, where  they  met  with  and  fwallowed  up  Valiant  Capt. 
Wad/worth'^  and  his  Company,  and  many  other  doleful 
defolations,  in  thofe  Parts.^    The  News  whereof  commg 
to  Plymouth^  and  they  expeaing  probably  the  Enemy 
would  foon  return  again  into  their  Colony:  The  Council 
of  War  were  called  together;"^  and  Mr.  Church  was  fent 


v»  Wwhufett  {WatckoffueK)  Moun- 
Uln  in  Princeton,  Maft.  The  word 
meant "  [the  country]  about  the  moun- 

w>  Sammel  Wuifaiortk,  jroungeft  fon 
of  Chriftopher,  of  Duxbury,  was  bom 
about  1630;  was  freeman  1668;  mar- 
ried Abigail,  dau.  of  James  Lindall  of 
Marihfield,  and  was  father  of  Benjamin, 
Minifter  of  the  FIrft  Church,  Bofton,  and 
ninth  Prefldent  of  Harvard  College;  he 
was  the  iirft  CapUin  of  militia  in  Mil- 
ton, was  diftinguUhed  in  Philip's  war, 
and  was  cut  off,  with  his  Lieut  and 
••  about  thirty"  of  his  men,  in  this  Sud- 
bury fight     The  portion  of  Sudbury 
which  was  attadwd  is  now  Wayland. 
See  the  Nm-Bngland  Hijt.  and  Gem. 
Regifitr,  vii:  aai,  and  Hudfon's  Hi/t. 
Marlbonmgk,  75,  for  a  difcufflon  of  tiie 
true  date  of  this  itruggle.    [Savage's 
Gm.DiaAs'.  380.] 


w  Col.  Chureh  was  here  obvioufly 
conAifed  in  his  order  of  remembrance  of 
evenU  which  had  become  diftant  when 
he  didtated  this  narrative.    The  attacic 
on  Sudbury  took  place,  and  Capt  Wadf- 
worth  and  his  company  were  "fwal- 
lowed up"  on  the  aift  of  April,  1676, 
neariy  a  month  before  tiia  Falls  flgtit, 
while  the  Plymouth  Council  of  War— 
which,  by  what  foUowti,  affembisd  be- 
fore Rehobotii  fell,  on  tiie  a6tii  and  aStit 
March,  of  the  fame  year— mull  have 
been  called  together  more  than  a  month 
before  the  Sudbury  maflkcre.    The  tid- 
ings which  alarmed  the  Colonifts  and 
convoked  the  Council,  muft  evidentiy 
have  been  thofe  of  the  furprife  of  Lan- 
caiter  on  the  loUi,  and  of  the  burning  of 
Medfield  on  the  atft  of  February. 

w  By  the  records,  it  appears  that  the 
Plymouth  Council  of  War  met  on  the 
a9th  Feb.  and  the  7th  and  loth  March. 
66 


Q-  \ 


V 


fvcr,  that  were 

ck  fide  of  the 
Its  of  the  Nar- 
Ithere  gathered 
id  made  their 

of  the  Coun- 

Valiant  Capt. 

other  doleful 
Thereof  coming 
ly  the  Enemy 

The  Council 
"AurcA  was  fent 


here  obvioufljr 
!r  of  remembrmnce  of 
become  diftant  when 
arrative.  The  attack 
tlaoe,  and  Capt  Wadf- 
Dmpanjr  were  "fwal- 
e  aii^  of  April,  1676, 
leibre  tii?  Fallt  fight, 
ith  Council  of  War— 
bllowki,  aflfembtsd  be- 
I,  on  the  a6th  and  aSth 
me  year— muft  have 
er  more  than  a  month 
y  maflacre.  The  tid- 
ed the  ColonilU  and 
uncil,  muft  evidently 
r  the  furprife  of  Lan* 
and  of  the  burning  of 
ft  of  February. 
Is,  it  appears  that  the 
I  of  War  met  on  the 
7th  and  loth  Marah. 


[    19] 

for  to  them,  being  obferved  by  the  whole  Colony  to  be  a 
Perfon  extraordinarily  qualify'd  for  and  adapted  to  the 
Affairs  of  War.  Twas  propofcd  in  Council  that  lead  the 
Enemy  in  their  return  (hould  fall  on  ReAobotA^  or  fome 
other  of  their  Out-Towns,  a  Company  confiiling  of  60  or 
70  Men  (hould  be  fent  in  to  thofe  Parts;  and  Mr.  C AurcA 
invited  to  take  the  Command  of  them.  He  told  them, 
TAat  if  tAe  Enemy  returned  into  tAat  Colony  again,  tAey 
tnigAt  rea/onably  expe^  tAat  tAey  would  come  very  numerous  ; 
and  tAat  if  AeJAould  take  tAe  Command  of  Men,  AefAould  not 
lye  in  any  Town  or  Garrifon  witA  tAem,  but  would  lye  in  tAe 
Woods  as  tAe  Enemy  did'.  And  tAat  to  fend  out  fucA  fmall 
Companies  againfl  fucA  Multitudes  of  tAe  Enemy  tAat  were 
now  Mufiered  togetAer,  would  be  but  to  deliver  fo  many  Men 
into  tAeir  Aands,  to  be  deflroyed<,  as  tAe  WortAy  Capt.  Wadf- 
worth  and  Ais  Company  were.  His  advice  upon  the  whole 
was,  That  if  they  fent  out  any  Forces,  to  fend  not  lefs 
than  300  Souldiers;  and  that  the  other  Colonies  fhould  be 
ask'd  to  fend  out  their  Quota^s  alfo;  adding,  TAat  if  tAey 
intended  to  make  an  end  of  tAe  War,  by  fubduing  tAe  En- 


The  meeting  of  the  a9th  Feb.  was  at 
Marfhfield,  and  would  appear  to  be  that 
of  which  Chureh  here  fpeaks.  My 
reafon  for  fixing  upon  that  of  this  date 
is,  that  this  Is  the  neareft  date  to  the 
Medfield  alarm,  and  that  one  conclu- 
fion  at  which  this  fefllon  arrived  was 
to  order  "  ao  or  jo  of  the  Soutltern  In- 
dians" to  go  forth  "with  the  other 
(i.e.  white  Colonifts)  whoe  are  under 
prefld"  under  the  command  of  Capt 


Michael  Pierce  and  Lieut  Samuell  Ful- 
ler. Had  it  been  already  determined  by 
the  Council  to  fend  out  friend  Indians, 
they  would  hardly  have  "  thought  it  no 
wayes  advifable,"  as  Chureh  fays  they 
did  when  he  talked  with  them.  It  is 
more  likely  that  his  arguments  on  this 
occafion  led  them  to  change  their  form- 
er policy  in  that  refpeA,  and  pafs  this 
vote  before  they  feparated.  [^Pfym.  Col. 
Rec.  v :  1S7.] 


1i 


67 


1 


i8iMWgMB»lil1ittaitffiniaifti^ft>;»yfiii^^  w. 


[  19  ] 

my.  they  muji  make  a  bu/tnefs  of  the  War,  m  the  Enemy 
7J  ZtJtforhisa.n  part,  he  Had  .holly  laul  a^^U 
his  own  privaU  bu/tne/s  and  concerns,  ^^  M' /^  T^^ 
Zheout^nc  told  them,  That  if  ^%--^>jj^^ 
fuch  Forces  as  he  fhould  direa  to,  he  would  go  mth  them  for 
Six  weeks  March,  which  was  long  enough  for  Men  t^bekp 
in  the  Woods  at  once:  and  if  they  might  be  fure  of  Ltberty 
To  return  in  fuch  a  fpace.  Men  would  go  outchearfu^fy^ 
And  he  would  engage  150  of  the  befl  ^^^^^^  ^^'ZZfe 
dZely  LUl  Voluntarily  logo  with  him,  if  they  would pUaf 
Tali  ^l mores  and  100  ./  the  Friend  Indians;  andwUh 
/jTanArmy  he  made  no  doubt  but  he  might  do  goodSer^ 
vue;  butonihertermshedUnotincl^tobecoru^^^^ 

Their  reply  was,  That  they  were  already  m  debt,  and  fo 
big  an  Army  would  bring  fuch  charge  upon  them,  that 
Dig  an  -fvi    jr  ^     fendmg 

they  fliould  never  be  able  to  pay.       xi.uu  « 


«•  The  Council,  at  iU  loth  March 
feiBon,  afflgned  land,  at  Skowamett 
(Warwick,  R.-IO  to  the  flippofed  value 

of  £500,  at  Afonett  "**  (r««*7"2 
to  the  value  of  £«»,  at  Af^viamtfiU 
(around  the  pond  in  Mlddleborough) 
to  the  value  of  £aoo,  and  about  Aga- 
■mam  and  Stpteam  (in  Wareham,  and 
what  i«  now  Marion)  to  the  value  of 
£100,  to  be  divided  to  the  foldiera ;  "  mot 
■uay  uttffent  afpterimg  to  raifi  *«•- 
«r,."    They,  at  the  fame  time,  further 
laid  a  rate  of  £iooa  upon  the  eleven 
town,  of  the  Colony,  "  to  be  payed  In 
clothing,  proviflon.,  or  cattle,  att  mony 
prife;   an  IndUfcrent  good,  ordinary 
cow  being  to  be  vallued  at  4JS''  »»•» 


other  cattle  according  to  that  propor- 
tion, for  the  payment  of  fuch  of  the 
fouldler.  whofe  needy  condition  may 
call  for  other  fupplye.  more  ftiltiWe 
for  their  famllle.  then  land.,"  &c.   The 
following  lift  of  the  proportion,  of  the 
feverat  town.  In  thto  rate  ha.  Intereft 
M  Indicating  their  then  relaHve  fl«. 
I  add  their  feveral  proportion,  of  a 
"  piefifc  "  of  300  men,  on  the  aQth  March 
following. 

«      «.      A 

Plymouth  .  .  •    99"^'** 

Duxbury    .  .  •    46:11s  lo 

Bridgewater  .  .    46' »»«»<> 

Scltuate     .  .  .165:09:00 

Taunton  .  •    9'!»3'» 


30 
^6 
16 
SO 
30 


68 


[20] 


as  the  Enemy 

i  laid  ajide  all 

'nee  the  War 

Id  fend  forth 

7  with  them  for 

'  Men  to  be  kept 

fure  of  Liberty 

out  chearfully. 

rs  Jhould  imme- 

hey  would pleafe 

'tans;  and  with 

•ht  do  good  Ser- 

be  concerned. 

r  in  debt,  and  fo 

jpon  them,  that 

1  as  for  fending 

irding  to  that  propor- 
rtnent  of  fuch  of  the 
need/  condition  majr 
ippljres  more  ftiitable 
then  landi,"  ke.  The 
the  proportions  of  the 
this  rate  hai  intereft 
eir  then  relative  fiae. 
sral  proportiont  of  a 
len,  on  the  at^th  March 

4      «.      A  XM. 

•     99:03:06  .  .     30 

,    ^:  II :  10  .  .    x6 

.    46:11:10  .  .    16 

.165:09:00  .  .    50 

.    9a :  13 :  06  .  .    30 


out  Indians^  they  thought  it  no  wayes  advifable,  and  in 
fliort,  none  of  his  advice  practicable.     [20] 

Now  Mr.  Churches  Confort,  and  his  then  only  Son  were 
till  this  time  remaining  at  Duxborough,  and  his  fearing 
their  fafety  there  (unlefs  the  War  were  more  vigoroufly 
ingaged  in)  refolved  to  move  to  Rhode-Jfland \^  tho'  it 
was  much  oppofed  both  by  the  Government,  and  by  Rela- 
tions. But  at  length,  the  Governour  confidering  that  he 
might  be  no  lefs  Serviceable  by  being  on  that  fide  of  the 
Colony,  gave  his  permit,^  and  wifli'd  he  had  Twenty 
more  as  good  Men  to  fend  with  him. 

Then  preparing  for  his  Removal,  he  went  with  his  fmall 
Family  to  Plymouth  to  take  leave  of  their  Friends;  where 

fide,  to  prevent  anjr  invaflon  from  the 
main.  \R.'I.  Hifi.  Cott.  v :  165 ;  R.-I. 
Cot.  R*e.  ii :  535 ;  Arnold'*  Hijt.  R.-I. 
11409.] 

»»  The  Plymouth  Council  of  War,  at 
the  feflton  of  39  Feb.,  1675-6,  pafled 
an  order  that  "  whereas  great  damage 
and  prejudice  may  acrew,  &c.  all  the 
inhabitants  feated  in  this  gou'ment  Ihall 
and  doe  abide  in  each  towne  of  this  col- 
lonie  to  which  hee  belongs,  and  not  de- 
part  the  fame  on  p'ill  of  forfeiting  the 
whole  p'fonall  eftato  of  each  one  that 
■fliall  foe  doe  to  the  collonies  vfe,  except 
it  be  by  the  fpeciall  order  or  allowance 
of  the  Gou',  or  any  two  of  the  other  maj> 
eftrates,  ftc."  This  was  to  prevent  the 
inhabitants  of  the  Colony  from  remov- 
ing for  prefent  fafety  to  places  from 
which  they  might  not  afterward  return ; 
to  the  Colony's  detriment  [Plym.  Col. 
Rec.  v :  185.] 


4      *.      A 

mm. 

Sandwich  . 

.    .    9a  i  13 :  06    . 

.    aS 

Yarmouth  . 

,    .    74 :  15 !  06    . 

.    a6 

Bamftable  .    . 

•    99: 03: 06 

•    30 

Marlhfield  .    . 

.    75 :  08 :  00    . 

.    a6 

Rehoboth  . 

.  136 :  19 :  00    . 

•    30 

Eaftham     . 

.    .    66:16:06    . 

.    18 

Rehoboth  was  probably  lightly  rated 
in  foldiers  on  account  of  the  loflTes 
which  it  had  met  with,  after  this  affelT- 
ment  of  money  and  before  the  "  prelle  " 
for  men.    [Ptym.  Col.  Rtc.  v :  191-3.] 

>**  At  flrft  glance  it  feems  ftrange  to 
think  of  removing  from  the  very  heart 
of  the  old  fettlements  to  a  poft  then  fur- 
rounded  by  hoftile  Indians,  for  greater 
fafety.  But  it  mutt  be  remembered  that 
the  inftilar  pofition  of  Rhode -Ifland 
rendered  it  comparatively  fecure;  in 
addition  to  which  that  Colony  employed 
four  row-boats  (Arnold  fays  ^00/5),  to 
be  conftantly  on  the  lookout,  on  every 


wiwiWMtsawwiwwwwsMiiMwarwaiOTiaaiM^ 


'•  >MiMiiU%ir<llvi)W'Vib%«>^'-.  >i> 


/-* 


I 


[20] 

they  met  with  his  Wives  Parents,  who  much  perfwadcd 
that  She  might  be  left  at  Mr.  Claris  Garrifon,»«  (which 
they  fuppofed  to  be  a  mighty  fafe  Place)  or  at  leaft  that 
She  might  be  there  until  her  foon  expefted  lying-inn  was 
over  (being  near  her  time.)     Mr.  CAurck  no  ways  inclin- 
ing to  venture  her  any  longer  in  thofe  Parts,  and  no  argu- 
ments    prevailing  with    him,  he    refolutely  fet  out    for 
Taun/on,  and  many  of  their  Friends  accompanyed  them. 
There   they   found   Capt.  /'«W/,"'  with  a  commanded 
Party,  who  offered  Mr.  CAurck  to  fend  a  Relation  of  his 
with  fome  others  to  guard  him  to  RAoderlJland,    But  Mr. 
CkurcA  thankM  him  for  his  Refpedtful  offer,  but  for  fome 
good  rcafons  refused  to  accept  it    In  fliort,  they  got  fafe 


«•    ClarVt    Garri/om  w«»   fituated 
about  three  mUet  fouth-e»ft  from  the 
Yillage  of  Plymouth,  on  the  weft  bank 
of  the  Eel  River,  almoft  agalnft  the 
point  of  junaion  of  Plymouth  Beach 
with  the  main  land,  and,  perhapa  three- 
quaiten  of  a  mile  Inland  from  that 
junaionf  very  near  to  the  flte  of  the 
houfe  for  many  yeart  occupied  by  the 
late  Rev.  B.  Whltmore.     It  waa  de- 
ftroyed  o<i  Sunday,  la  March,  16765 
"Mlftrl*  Sarah  Clarke"  and  ten  other 
perfoni  being  killed.    The  outrage  war 
committed  by  Tatofon  and  ten  other 
Indians,  of  whom  five  were  brought  In 
and  executed   at  Plymouth.     iPlym. 
Col.  Ree.  v«  »CH-6.]    ThU  waa  the 
only  ferious  attack  made  on  Plymouth 
by  the  natives. 

iw  Capt.  Mickatl  Pierce  was  at  Hlng- 
ham  in  1646;  In  1647  purchafed  Unds 


in   the   Conihaflfet  grant   (Scltuate)j 
waa  in  the  Narraganfett  fight,  previoua 
to  which,  he  made  his  will,  beginning 
thus  i  "  Being,  by  the  appointment  of 
God,  going  out  to  war  agalnft  the  In- 
dians, I  do  ordain  this  my  laft  will,  &c." ; 
was  put  In  command,  early  In  1676,  of 
63  Englllhrnen  and  ao  friendly  Indians. 
They  were  to  rendeavous  at  Plymouth, 
on  Wednefday,  the  8th   March,  and 
probably  reached  Taunton  on  the  after- 
noon of  the  next  day,  March  9th,  where 
Mr.  Church  now  found  him.     On  the 
36th  of  the  fame  month  he  was  killed, 
with  SI  of  bis  Engliflt,  and  ii  of  his 
Indian   soldiers,  at  Rehoboth,  by  an 
overwhelming   force   of   the    enemy. 
He  had  had  two  wives,  and  ten  chil- 
dren.   [Deane's  Hi/I.  Scit.  3*5;  P'y»- 
Col.  Ree.  v:  187;   Bllfs's  HiJI.  Reko- 
both,  91.] 


}     \ 


Lich  pcrfwadcd 
rifon,"«  (which 
or  at  lead  that 
I  lying-inn  was 
no  ways  inclin- 
3,  and  no  argu- 
ly  fet  out    for 
npanyed  them, 
a  commanded 
Relation  of  his 
(land.    But  Mr. 
er,  but  for  fome 
rt,  they  got  fafe 


H  grant   (Scttutte); 
iganfctt  fight,  prevlou* 
de  hit  will,  beginning 
\y  the  appointment  of 
to  war  againft  the  In- 
ithl«mylaltwill,&c."; 
nand,  early  in  1676,  of 
nd  20  iHendly  Indians, 
idesvout  at  Plymouth, 
the  8th   March,  and 
1  Taunton  on  the  aiter- 
day,  March  9th,  where 
n  found  him.     On  the 
e  month  he  wtt»  killed, 
Engliih,  and  11  of  hia 
,  at  Rehoboth,  by  an 
force   of   the    enemy. 
■0  wivea,  and  ten  chil- 
Hift.  Scit.  3as;  Plym. 
87;   Biifa'a  uijl-  /i?«**- 


to  Capt.  7ohn  Almy^  houfe»«  upon  Rhodfljland,  where 
they  met  with  friends  and  good  entertainment.  But  by 
the  way,  let  me  not  forget  this  remarkable  Providence. 
viz.  That  within  Twenty-four  hours,  or  there  abouts,"* 
after  their  arrival  at  Rhode-IJland,  Mr.  Claris  Garrifon 
that  Mr.  Church  was  fo  much  importuned  to  leave  his 
Wife  and  Child  at,  was  deftroyed  by  the  Enemy. 

Mr.  Church  being  at  prefcnt  difmabled  from  any  par- 
ticular  Service  in  the  War,  began  to  think  of  fome  other 
employ;  but  he  no  fooner  took  a  tool  to  cut  a  fmall  ftick, 
but  he  cut  off  the  top  of  his  Fore  finger,  and  the  next  to  it, 
half  off;  upon  which  he  fmillingly  faid,  That  he  thought 
he  was  out  of  his  way,  to  leave  the  War;  and  refolved  he 
would  to  War  again.  Accordingly  his  Second  Son* 
being  born  on  the  12th  oi  May  and  his  Wife  &  Son  like  to 
do  well,  Mr.  Church  imbraces  the  opportunity  of  a  paffage 


«»  See  note  4,  amtt.    After  conflder- 
able  refearch,  I  had  failed  to  fecure 
proof  fixing  the  fpot  of  Capt  Almy'a 
refidence,  but  from  all  the  probabilitlea 
of  the  cafe  had  decided  that  he  muft 
have   lived   on   the  eaitern  Ihore  of 
Portfmouth,  R.-I.,  fomewhere  between 
M'Carry'a   Point   on    the    north    and 
Sandy  Point   on  the   fouth,  oppoflte 
Punkatees  neck.     I  have  now,  by  the 
kindnefs  of  Judge  W.  R.  Staples,  re- 
ceived, from   Mr.  Richard    Sherman, 
who  was  Town  Clerk  of  Portfmouth  for 
nearly  half  a  century,  a  note  in  which 
he  fayss  "I  have  been  informed  by 
old   perfotis   now  deceafed,  that  one 
Capt  John  Almy  lived  In  a  houfe  near 


what  was  called  Fogland,  or  Codman's 
ferry,  and  at  that  time  kept  a  houfe  of 
enterUinment  &c."  This  endorfes  my 
fuppofition,  as  Fogland  ferry  conneAe 
Punkatees  neck  with  Portfmouth,  mid- 
way between  the  points  above  named. 
(See  notes  86  and  91,  anU.) 

u*  This  fettles  the  date  of  this  arri- 
val as  11-13  March,  1676.  Probobly 
Church  left  Plymouth  with  his  family 
on  Wednefday  or  Thurfday,  the  8th  or 
9th,  and  reached  Almy's  on  Saturday, 
the  nth,  the  day  before  Clark's  Garri- 
fon wis  burned. 

M»  Con/amtt  who  became  a  Captain 
under  his  father  in  fome  of  his  later 
expeditions. 

7> 


.V,', 


)WaaitiWlilMMi«WIMW*ltmi*»WW*W*^*'*» 


wmmi*tt-^ 


[  "  ] 

in  a  Sloop  bound  to  Barnflabli\  who  landed  him  at  Soglo- 
nejfet^'^  from  whence  he  rid  to  Plymouth\  arrived  there  on 
the  firft  Tuefday  in  Jum-y^  The  General  Court  then  fit- 
ting,*"  welcomed  him,  told  him  they  were  glad  to  fee  him 
Alive.    He  reply'd.  He  was  as  glad  to  fee  them  Alive,  for 
he  had  feen  fo  many  fires  and  fmokes  towards  their  fide  of 
the  Country  fince  he  left  them,  that  he  could  fcarcc  eat  or 
flecp  with  any  comfort,  for  fear  they  had  been  all  deftroyed. 
For  all  Travelling  was  ftop'd,  and  no  News  had  pafled  for 
a  long  time  together.    He  gave  them  account,  that  the 
Indians  had  made  horrid  defolations  at  Providence,  War- 
wick,  Petuxiiy  and  all  over  the  Narragan/ei  Country,"*  & 
that  they  prevailed  daily  againft  the  Engli/h  on  that  fide  of 
the  Country.    Told  them,  he  longed  to  hear  what  Methods 
they  defign'd  in  the  War.     [21]     They  told  him,  They 
were  particularly  glad  that  Providence  had  brought  him 
there  at  that  junaure:  For  they  had  concluded  the  very 
next  day  to  fend  out  an  Army  of  200  Men,  two  third 
Engli/hy  and  one  third  Indians,  in  fome  meafure  agreeable 
to  his  former  propofal;  expe6ting  Bq/lon  and  ConneOicui 


m  Segk»Hffiti,Saekem^t,Smgkomn, 
Sutcom^t,  SMee»mmif0i,  4e.)  wm  the 
general  nurne  applied  to  the  townihip 
of  PalmouUi,  M»f«.,  In  the  early  rec- 
ords. The  word  appears  to  be  a  dimin- 
utive  from  StgkonaU.  The  harbor 
where  Church  landed  wr.s  what  Is  now 
known  as  Wood's  Hole  In  Falmouth. 
This  would  then  be  diftant  probablj  35 
miles  from  Plymouth. 

M  6  June,  1676. 


>*■  The  "  Court  of  EleAion"  met  at 
Plymouth,  on  Monday,  5  June,  1676. 

»  Warwick,  R.-!.  was  burned  17 
March  (fo  Hmbbtird,  66;  Matktr,  04; 
Palftey's  HIJI.  N.  S.  iili  188 ;  but  Ar- 
uM,  i  i  408,  fays  March  16,  quoting  no 
author!^.)  t  Seekonk,  or  Pawtucket, 
March  aSth,  and  Providence,  March 
30th.  [See  Davis's  Mortom'i  Mm*- 
rial,  438;  R.'I.  HiJI.  C«ii.  v :  166.] 


7« 


I  him  at  Sogl'o- 
rrived  there  on 
Court  then  fit- 
glad  to  fee  him 
them  Alive,  for 
rds  their  fide  of 
Id  fcarce  eat  or 
in  all  deftroycd. 
I  had  paffcd  for 
:count,  that  the 
rovitUncif  War- 
^et  Country,"*  & 
%  on  that  fide  of 
r  what  Methods 
told  him,  They 
id  brought  him 
:luded  the  very 
Men,  two  third 
;afure  agreeable 
and  CoHfU^ut 

It  of  EteAion*  met  at 
[oniUj,  5  June,  1676. 
R.«I"  wM  burned  17 
\mrd,  66;  Mmtktr,  04; 
T.S.WU  188;  but^r- 
I  March  x6,  quoting  no 
ekonk,  or  Pawtucket, 
id  Providence,  March 
vfit't  Mortorit  Mmo' 
mjl.C»U.vt  166.] 


[  ai  ] 

to  joyn  with  their  '(?«./«'«.«  In  fiiort,  It  was  fo  con- 
cluded. And  that  Mr.  Church  (hould  return  to  the  ^a«rf, 
and  fee  what  he  could  Mufter  there,  of  thofc  that  had 
mov'd  from  SwanMiy,  Dartmouth,  &c.^"  So  returning  the 
fame  way  he  came;  when  he  came  to  Sogkonejfit,  he  had 
a  (ham  put  upon  him,  about  a  Boat  he  had  bought  to  go 
home  in;  and  was  forced  to  hire  two  of  the  fnend  Indians 
to  paddle  him  in  a  Canoo  from  hi/abtths^'^  to  Rhodt- 

^It  fell  out  that  as  they  were  in  their  Voyage  paffing  by 
SogkamU-paintr  &«»«  of  ^hc  Enemy  were  upon  the 


»•  The  vote  waa  thuai  "  Vpon  con- 
flderation  of  the  neflfcfltie  of  fending 
forth  fome  forcei,  to  be,  by  Uw  healp 
of  God,  a  meanea  of  our  fafety  and 
prafcrvation.  the  Court  came  to  a  con- 
cluflon  and  doe  heerby  »oate,  that  one 
hundred  and  llfty  EngJIft,  and  fifty  In- 
diana, be  with  the  beft  fpeed  that  may 
be  ralfed  and  provided  and  fent  forth 
towards  the  frontiere  p'tea  of  thii  co»o- 
nie,  to  be  vpon  motion  to  fcout  to  and 
ftow  for  the  fafty  of  the  collonlej  th« 
time  appointed  of  fending  forth  ii  on 
Weddenfday,  the  aift  of  thia  Inftant 
June,   1676."      \Ptym.   C«l.  R*c.  v; 

IM  1 

m  The  General  Affembly  of  R.-I. 
voted,  13  Match,  1675-6 «  "Wee  flnde 
tiiia  Collony  la  not  of  ability  to  maln- 
Uine  ftifllcient  garrifonafor  the  fecurity 
of  our  out  PianUtiona.  Therefore,  we 
thinke  and  judge  it  moft  fafe  for  the 
inhabitanto  to  repaire  to  thle  Wand, 
which  la  the  moft  fecureift."  Sorae  of 
10 


thofe  Plymouth  Colonifta  who  reflded 
near,  feem  to  have  availed  themfelvea 
of  thia  ftiggcftlon,  and  Uken  refuge  on 
the  Wand.    IR.-l.  Cot.  Rtc.  lis  S33l 

vn  The  Eliiabeth  laandt,  with  very 
narrow  channelt  between  them,  ftretch 
fouU»-weft  ftom  Falmouth  nearly  feven- 
teen  mileaj  dividing  Buaiard'a  Bay 
above  them  from  Vineyard  Sound  be- 
low them.  The  diftance  from  Pal- 
moutii  to  Rhode-IOand,  following  the 
fouthem  fliore  of  thefe  iflanda,  then 
bearing  away  for  Saconet  Point,  and 
round  that  ftraight  to  the  neareft  point 
of  Rhode-Ifland,  «•  about  35  miles. 

««•  Saeomtt  Point  la  the  fartheft 
fouth-weftem  extremity  of  Little  Comp- 
ton,  R.-I.  The  rocke  on  which  thefe 
Indiana  were  ftlhing  were,  moft  likely, 
thofo  of  the  ledge  known  aa  "Onion 
rock,"  a  few  feet  off  from  the  Point; 
now  accemWe  at  low  water,  and  then, 
do«btlefa,  joined  to  the  main  by  a  fand- 
hlU  flnce  worn  away.     A  canoe,  pad- 

n 


III.  jjiuaiiif  11 '»'«■" 


.xuMT.^ 


lu iwililll>limnf^-"~"' 


H 


[    ««    1 

Roclci  a  fi(hlng;   he  bid  the  /nJians  that  managed  the 
Canoo  to  paddle  fo  near  to  the  Rocks  as  that  he  might  call 
to  thofe  /HiiiaMS',  told  them,  That  he  had  a  great  mind 
ver  lince  the  War  broke  out  to  fpeak  with  fome  of  the 
S^iima/i  Indians,  and  that  they  were  their  Relations,  and 
therefore  they  need  not  fear  their  hurting  of  them.    And 
he  added,  TAai  hi  had  a  mighty  tonait  that  if  hi  could  gam 
a  fair  Opportunity  to  di/cour/i  thim,  that  hi  could  draw 
them  off  from  Philip,  for  hi  hmw  thiy  mvir  hiartily  hved 
him.    The  Enemy  hollowed  and  made  figns  for  the  Canoo 
to  come  to  them:  But  when  they  approached  them  they 
skulked  and  hid  In  the  cllfts  of  the  Rocks;   then  Mr. 
Church  ordered  the  Canoo  to  be  paddled  off  again,  leaft  if 
he  came  too  near  they  (hould  fire  upon  him.    Then  the 
Indians  appearing  again,  beckn'd  and  call'd  In  the  Indian 
Language,  and  bid  them  come  a-ihore,  they  wanted  to 
fpeak  with  them.    The  Indians  In  the  Canoo  anfwered 
them  again;  but  they  on  the  Rocks  told  them,  That  the 


dllnf  tot  Rhodfinand  flrnn  th*  Vine- 
y«nl  Sound,  In  ftnooth  water  (and  It 
could  make  tha  pafliiga  In  no  other), 
would  h«ad  from  the  fouth-waftem  a«- 
tnmlty  of  Cuttyhunk  obllqualj  acroft 
the  entrance  of  Buuard't  Bay,  ftralght 
toward  Saconet  Point,  and  In  rounding 
that  Point  would  go  Inflde  of  both  Eaft 
and  Weft  Wanda  Into  the  "Eaft  Paf- 
fage."  ThU  would  bring  It,  Inevitably, 
within  a  flwrt  diftanoe  of  the  rocks  here 
defcribed.  Many  Uutog  are  ftlll 
yearly  caught  from  them. 
Hubbard,  through  ignorance  of  the 


localltlea,  has  made  ftmie  corioua  blun- 
dera  In  hit  reraon  of  thii  occurrence. 
He  fayai  "It  hapened  that  the  fald 
Capt.  Ckmrck,  fome  time  In  Jmiu  laft, 
vtM.  of  thU  prefent  year,  1676,  pafllng 
over  In  a  Canoo  from  Poc^fit  to  R—4- 
^md,  as  he  ufed  flrequently  to  do 
(having  had  much  Imployment  upon 
the  fald  Neck  of  Land,  fo  called)  feveral 
Indiana  whom  he  had  known  before  at 
Laktrnkmrn  (a  village  on  Ptc^gii /dt) 
beckned  to  him,  at  If  they  had  a  mind 
to  fpeak  with  him,  ftc.  &&"  \Narf 
Hv,  ICH-] 


74 


managed  the 

he  might  call 

a  great  mind 

:h  fome  of  the 

Relations,  and 

)f  them.    And 

\f  hi  could  gain 

ht  could  draw 

r  heartily  loved 

for  the  Canoo 

*h^d  them  they 

cks;   then  Mr> 

fT  again,  leaft  if 

lim.    Then  the 

d  in  the  Indian 

they  wanted  to 

'anoo  anfwered 

them,  That  the 

le  fonw  euHout  blun- 
n  of  thii  occurrence, 
peiwd  tlMt  Um  raid 
M  tinM  In  TivM  left, 
it  year,  1676,  pafflnf 
Dm  /Vc^/i/  to  Rtmd- 
Bd  ftvquentl/  to  do 
h  Implo/ment  upon 
ind,  fo  called)  feveral 
had  known  before  at 
ge  on  Pt^fttjtdt) 
•  if  they  had  a  mind 
ii  ftc.  &C."    [Narv 


furfT  made  fuch  a  noifc  againA  the  Rocki,  they  could  not 
hear  any  thing  they  faid.**  Then  Mr.  Church  by  figns 
with  his  hands,  gave  to  undcrAand,  That  he  would  have 
two  of  them  go  down  upon  the  point  of  the  beach  (a  place 
where  a  Man  might  fee  who  was  near  him'^)  accordingly 
two  of  them  ran  a-long  the  beach,  and  met  him  there; 
without  their  Arms,  excepting  that  one  of  them  had  a 
Lance  in  his  hand;  they  uged  Mr.  Church  to  come 
a-fliore  for  they  had  a  great  defire  to  have  fome  difcourfe 
with  him;  He  told  them,  if  he  that  had  his  weapon  in  his 
hand  would  carry  it  up  fome  dillance  upon  the  beach  and 
leave  it,  he  would  come  a-fliore  and  difcourfe  them :  He 
did  fo,  and  Mr.  Church  went  a-(hore,  hailed  up  his  Canoo, 
ordered  one  of  his  Indians  to  (lay  by  it,  and  the  other  to 
walk  above  on  the  beach,  as  a  Sentinel  to  fee  that  the 
Coafts  were  clear.  And  when  Mr.  Church  came  up  to 
the  Indians^  one  of  them  happened  to  be  honeft  Georgt^"^ 
one  of  the  two  that  Awti/honks  formerly  fent  to  call  him  to 
her  Dance,  and  was  fo  careful  to  guard  him  back  to  his 
Houfe  again;  the  loft  Sogkonat*  Indian  he  fpoke  with 
before  the  War  broke  out;   he  fpoke  Engli/h  very  well. 


***  Tbi«  ii  ftill  the  caiitt  eren  in  a 
calm  day  when  there  are  no  Airface 
waves  which  would  (Wamp  a  canoe; 
as  the  northward  ground-fwell  rolls  in 
here  without  obftruAion  from  the  broad 
Atlantic  through  the  opening  of  near 
flftjr  miles,  between  Block  Ifland  and 
Martha's  Vineyard.  During  and  after 
a  ftormt  the  Airf  is  Aiblime. 

m'Two  or  Uiree  "poinU"  will  read- 


ily occur  to  one  familiar  with  f'lis  fpot 
as  now  fultable  for  the  ufe  which 
Church  here  propofed ;  but  the  abrafion 
of  the  ftorms  of  almoft  MO  years  has, 
unqueftionably,  fo  changed  all  the  con- 
figuration of  the  fand  fpits,  that  nono  of 
them  now  remain  exaAly  as  then,  though 
it  has  fctrcely  modified  the  rocks  them* 
felves. 
">  See  nolo  13,  amtt. 


IS 


lM>wi»>i«MiM—— wymnHiihmatiiii  i«  iii  i^miu  mi  im ,  u  n 


A 


[a]  Mr.  CAutrA  wkcd  him  where  Awa/konh  wm?  he  told 
him  in  a  Swamp  about  three  Milei  off.»»    Mr.  CkurtA  again 
aiked  him,  What  it  wai  he  wanted  that  he  hollowed  and 
called  him  a-lhore?  he  anfwered,  That  he  took  him  for 
CAureA  aa  foon  ai  he  heard  hit  Voice  In  the  Canoo,  and 
that  he  was  very  glad  to  fee  him  alive,  and  he  believed 
hli  MlftriA  would  be  aa  glad  to  fee  him,  and  fpeak  with 
him;  he  told  him  further,  That  he  believed  fhe  . -•  not 
fond  of  maintaining  a  War  with  the  £Mgi$/A;  and  that  Ihe 
had  left  PAi/i^t  and  did  not  Intend  to  return  to  him  any 
more;  he  waa  mighty  eameft  with  Mr.  CAurtA  to  tarry 
there  while  he  would  run  and  call  her:  but  he  told  him 
no;    for  he  did  not  know  but  the  /«/    w  would  come 
down  and  kill  him  before  he  could  get  back  again;  he 
said,  if  Mount'Aopt  or  Potajffei  Indians  could  catch  him, 
he  believed  they  would  knock  him    m  the  head:  But  all 
Sogkonati  Indians  knew  him  very  well,  and  he  believed 
would  none  of  them  hurt  him.     in  (hort,  Mr.  CAurcA  re- 
fufed  then  to  tarry,  but  promlfcd  that  he  would  come  over 
again,  and  fpeak  with  AwafAonksy  and  fome  other  Indians 
that  he  had  a  mind  to  talk  with. 
Accordingly  he  appointed  him  to  notific  Awa/Aonks^  her 


w  ThU  WM  Timft  SwMnp  (to  called 
in  tiM  Praprleton'  Record*)  on  sn  up- 
land mound  in  which,  the  favorite  head* 
quarters  of  this  Sqwaw-fachem  Teem  to 
have  been.  It  ia  that  fWamp  through 
which  what  !■  called  Uie  "  (Wamp  road" 
pafflMt  in  crolBng  fton  the  road  from 


Saconet  P»lnt  to  Tiverton,  to  the  road 
from  the  Town  flirm  to  the  Common*. 
The  houfe  of  Mr.  Orajr  Wilbor  la  prob- 
•bt/  now  the  neareit  dwelling  to  the 
ilte  of  thla  lair  of  Awalhonka.  I  am 
told  that  an  old  Indian  burjring-ground 
is  ftill  traceable  in  Uiat  vicinitjr. 


tv 


liiWM?  he  told 

r.  Churtk  again 

hollowed  and 

took  him  for 

the  Canoo,  and 

ind  he  believed 

and  fpcak  with 

ed  (he  ...ji  not 

<^;  and  that  fho 

urn  to  him  any 

Chunk  to  tarry 

but  he  told  him 

ns  would  come 

back  again;  he 

ould  catch  him, 

e  head:  But  all 

ind  he  believed 

,  Mr.  Chunk  re- 

krould  come  over 

le  other  Indian* 

Awajhonks^  her 


>  Tivtrton,  to  Um  rotd 
trm  to  th«  Common!. 
On/  Wilbor  U  |>rob- 
wraft  dwtlling  to  th* 
of  Awaflionkt.  I  am 
ndlan  burjring^ground 
n  that  vicini^. 


l»l 

Son  Ptltr^  their  Chief  Captain,  and  one  Nompajh^^*  {an 
Indian  that  Mr.  Chunk  had  fornv  ly  a  particular  rcfpc^t 
for)  to  meet  him  two  dayca  :  tlc'    at  a  Rock  at  the  lower 


rv,: 


WO*  a  very  noted 
0  Stormy,  or  Windy, 
•<->flerotc  day.*''  Mr. 
.luve  him  come  with 


end  of  Capt.  Ruhmonds  T'',:ii. 

place;"*  and  if  that  dn>    hou.A 

they  were  to  expert  him  t' 

Ckunk  telling  Gtorgty  H  >    .' 

the  Pcrfoni  mentioned,  i^U  no  more.    They  giving  each 

other  their  hand   upon  it  parted,  and  Mr.  Ckunk  went 

honie,'^  and  the  next  Morning  to  New^ort^  and  informed 

the  Government,  what  had  paflfed  between  him  and  the 

SogkonaU  Indians.    And  defired  their  permit  for  him  and 

Daniil  Wiifock}'^  (a  Man  that  well  underftood  the  Indian 


n*  Ntmpt^  {Nmmf^,  Nmmfmt, 
Nmmpni)  wa*  appointed  bjr  Plymouth 
Court,  I  Nov.,  1676,  with  Pktananuat 
(not«  33,  mmt»)  and  another  Indian,  to 
havt  the  ovcrilght  tit  tha  Aibmlttad  In* 
diant  walk  of  Sipplcan  River  1  and 
lerved  a*  Captain  of  tha  Saconet  In> 
diane  in  the  flrft  lipedltion  to  the 
Eaftward, in  1689.  [Plym.C.R.yini.l 

"f*  ytkm  Rickmoiul  waa  one  of  the 
original  proprietors  of  Little  Compton, 
and  drew  the  land  here  referred  to  In 
the  flrft  dIvMlon  bjr  lot,  10  April,  1674. 
It  is  the  flirm  now  owned  bjr  William 
H.  ChaA,  and  next  north  of  that  of 
Jofiiph  ^'•ownell.  The  rottk  is  ftiU  in 
cxiftence.  ind  well  known  in  the  neig h« 
borhood  as  "  Treat/  Rock."  It  is  a  dark 
flne>grained  gnelA,  l/lng,  like  an  em- 
bedded bowlder,  in  a  cultivated  Held, 
and  evidently  a  good  deal  worn  down 
b/  the  attritions  of  hulbandiy  and  the 


vidu  of  the  curious.  It  Is  faid  that  the 
Indians  ufed  to  leave  traces  on  it,  but 
few  if  any  of  them  are  now  diniPRullh> 
able.  The  rock  Is  not  immediately  on 
the  fhore,  but  well  up  the  afcent  of  a 
beautlAil  (lope,  not  fkr  from  500  paces 
(Vom  the  water's  edge,  and  fome  30 
paces  north  of  the  northern  boundary  of 
Mr.  Browneli's  land.  The  landing  oppo* 
flte  to  it  is,  perhaps,  a  half  mile  north  of 
what  Is  now  known  as  Church's  Point. 

>*  Probably  becaufe  croflUng  In  a  ca« 
noe  —  Ihould  that  be  neceflary  ■—  would 
be  impofflble  in  a  day  windy  enough 
to  raife  even  the  moft  moderate  (Vvell. 

1^  That  is  to  Almy's  houfe,  near  the 
PortAnouth  landing  of  Pogiand  ferry. 
(See  note  158, ««/«.) 

m  DamM  Wikoeki  would  feem  to 
be  a  fon  of  Daniel,  who  was  chofrn  to 
the  "  grand  Inqueft  "  at  Newport  by  the 
inhabltanU  of  PortAnouth,  R.-I.,  March 


77 


n«».>,<iiriiw>iJ»iiii<i«»t«»'>«". 


^.:r'i'::r,  '•.::; -J'  ^f"^*P''^-4w^'^n^'"'' '•'*"■ 'i 


■''     • 


I- 


[     "] 

Language)  to  go  over  to  them.  They  told  him,  They 
thought  he  was  mad,  after  fuch  Service  as  he  had  done, 
and  fuch  dangers  that  he  efcaped,  now  to  throw  away  his 
Life,  for  the  Rogues  would  as  certainly  kill  him,  as  ever 
he  went  over;  and  utterly  refufed  to  grant  his  permit,  or 
to  be  willing  that  he  ihould  run  the  rifque.  t 

Mr.  CAurcA  told  them,  TAai  it  Aad  ever  been  in  Ais 
tAougAts  fince  tAe  War  broke  outy  tAat  if  Ae  could  di/cour/e 
the  Sogkonate  Indians,  Ae  could  draw  tAem  off  from  Philip, 
and  employ  tAem  againft  Aim ;  but  could^  till  nowy  never 
Aave  an  Opportunity  to  /peak  witA  any  of  tAem,  and  was 
very  lotAe  to  lofe  it,  &c.  At  length,  they  told  him.  If  he 
would  go,  it  ftiould  be  only  with  the  two  Indians  that 
came  with  him;*"  but  they  would  give  him  no  permit 
under  their  hands.  He  took  his  leave  of  them,  Refolving 
to  profecute  his  defign;  they  told  him  they  were  forry  to 


13, 1643;  in  167S  had  £10  granted  him 
on  account  of  a  lawfuit  from  Rhode- 
Ifland,  by  Plymouth  Court;  in  1679 
became  one  of  the  purchafen  of  land 
at  PocalTet;  in  1686  (down  aa  "of  Pa«- 
koUeft  ")  was  bound  over  in  £500  to  an- 
fwer  for  purchafing  land  of  an  Indian 
contrary  to  law;  and  in  1690  was  ob- 
fcurely  complained  of|  in  the  half-oblit- 
erated record,  as  making  a  "  tumultuous 
oppofition"  to  Thomas  Hinckley's  tak- 
ing pofleillon  of  a  grant  of  land  at  Sac- 
onet  Whether  he  was  the  fame  Daniel 
Willcocks  who  married  Elisabeth  Cook, 
of  Plymouth,  aS  Nov.,  1661 ;  who  was 
a  proprietor  at  Saconet,  10  Apr.,  1673 


who  complained  of  an  outrage  of  the 
Sheriff  of  Briftol  County,  at  Little 
Compton,  in  1695;  whofe  marriage  in 
Rhode-IOand,  with  Mary  Wordell,  was 
declared  illegal,  33  March,  1696-7,  and 
of  whom  Bcllomont  complained,  in 
1699,  as  having  been  convidted  of  high 
mifdemeanor  and  fined,  and  as  having 
made  his  efcape,  I  cannot  determine. 
Perfons  of  the  name  ftill  own  land  at 
Punkatees  neck  in  Tiverton,  R.-I.  C^.- 
/.  Col.  Rec.  i:  76;  ii:  307,  3>3.  3935 
Plym.  Col.  Rec.  v:  a6i;  vi:  30,  aoa, 
34s;  viii;  33.] 

11*  That  is,  who  paddled  him  from 
Falmouth. 


78 


!.■■>-•;  ^j'ij^^^ 


told  him,  They 
IS  he  had  done, 
throw  away  his 
cill  him,  as  ever 
it  his  permit,  or 

;■.    '■-'■•    ^     -        I 

tver  been  in  his 
€  could  di/cour/e 

off  from  Philip, 
,  nil  nowy  never 
f  them,  and  was 

told  him,  If  he 
wo  Indians  that 

him  no  permit 

them,  Refolving 
,ey  were  forry  to 


1  of  an  outrage  of  the 
tol  County,  at  Little 
95;  whofe  marriage  in 
ritli  Mary  Wordell,  waa 
,  33  March,  1696-7,  and 
omont  complained,  in 
been  convidted  of  high 
id  fined,  and  as  having 
le,  I  cannot  determine, 
name  ftill  own  land  at 
in  Tiverton,  R.-I.  C^.- 
76;  ii:  307,  333,  393; 
%  v:  a6i;  vi:  30,  aoa, 

who  paddled  him  from 


[    23    ] 

fee  him  fo  Rcfolute,  nor  if  he  went  did  they  ever  expeft  to 

fee  his  face  again. 

He  bought  a  Bottle  of  Rhum,  and  a  fmall  role  of  To- 
bacco, to  carry  with  him,  and  returned  to  his  Family. 
The  next  Morning,  being  the  day  ap[23]pointed  for  the 
Meeting,  he  prepared  two  light  Canoo's  for  the  defign,  and 
his  own  Man,  with  the  two  Indians  for  his  company.    He 
ufed  fuch  arguments  with  i.u  tender,  and  now  almoft 
broken  hearted  Wife,  from  the  experience  of  former  pre- 
fervations,  and  the  profped  of  the  great  Service  he  might 
do,  might  it  pleafe  God  to  fucceed  his  defign,  &c.  that  he 
obtained  her  confent  to  his  attempt;  and  committing  her, 
his  Babes  and  himfelf  to  Heavens  proteaion.    He  fet  out, 
they  had  from  the  Shore  about  a  League  to  paddle; 
drawing  near  the  place,  they  faw  the  Indians  fetting  on 
the  bank,  waiting  for  their  coming.    Mr.  Church  fent  one 
of  the  Indians  a-fhore  in  one  of  the  Canoo's  to  fee  whither 
it  were  the  fame  Indians  whom  he  had  appointed  to  meet 
him,  and  no  more;   and  if  fo  to  flay  a-lhore  and  fend 
George  to  fetch    him.     Accordingly  George  came    and 
fetched  Mr.  Church  a-lhore,  while  the  other  Canoo  play'd 
off  to  fee  the  event,  and  to  carry  tydings  if  the  Indians 
ihould  prove  falfe. 

Mr.  Church  aflc'd  George  whether  Awafftonks  and  the 
other  Indians  he  appointed  to  meet  him  were  there?    He 

w  It  is  juft  about  that  diftance  from  ant,),  to  the  ihore  oppofite  Treaty 
"Sandy  Point,- juftfouth  of  the  prob-  Rock,  the  courie  bemg  very  nearly 
able  fite  of  Alm/a  houfe  (fee  note  158,     S.E.  by  S. 

79 


■:1 


i 


'■^Ji  :<( 


iVi  ^li^^T  ^ 


^,^,ji(jji^j4jfi,j»swe<««*jw«iju^^ 


K^waSBBWfeWWiWW'i 


,;Mt^^,^BawBi«fti(<W>W^^ 


^ 


[  as  1 

.nfwered  they  were.    He  then  aft-d  him.  If  *««/«« 
no  more  than  they  whom  he  appointed  to  be  Aere?    To 
.hich  he  would  give  him  no  direa  anfwer     However  he 
went  a-(hore,  where  he  wa.  no  fo»"« '«»''«'';. *^"' ^"^ 
Jh«nks  and  the  reft  that  he  had  appomted  to  meet  h'»  *««- 
„re  up  «A  c«ne  down  to  meet  him;  «.d  each  of  ftem 
fucceffively  gave  him  their  hands,  and  expreffed  them- 
Sad  to  fee  him.  and  gave  him  th«.k.  for  expofing 
himfelf  to  viiit  them.    They  walk'd  *"««*"  »''»f"^"^ 
(hot  fit,™  the  water  to  a  convenient  ptace  to  fit  down. 
Where  at  once  a-rofe  up  a  great  body  of /«<6««,  who  had 
lain  hid  in  the  graft,  (that  wa,  as  high  «  a  Man.  w^) 
and  gathered  round  them,  till  they  had  clos'd  *em  in, 
ling  all  arm'd  with  Gun,.  Spear,.  Hatche^  <5^-  J^* 
their  hair  trim'd  and  ftce,  painted,  in  their  Warlike  ap- 
pearance.   It  wa.  doubtlefe  fome-what  furpn«ng  to  our 
benUeman  at  firft,  but  without  any  vifible  difcovery  of  it. 
Ir  a  fmall  filent  paufe  on  each  fide.  He  fpoke  to^.^ 
IHonks,  and  told  her.  That  George  had  mforiitd  him  thatjke 
Zia  iefir,  to  fie  Urn,  and  difco^rfi  '^'r^''<[/T 
Zuh  <fa  Englifli.    She  wifwered.  Ye,.    Then  feuJ  Mr. 
Church,  It  is  culmary  whn  PccpU  nuH  to  f^f^^ 
,0  lay  afide  their  Arms,  and  not  to  appear  «,fuch  UofitU 
fJZo^onr  PeopU  do:  defired  of  her  that  if  A.^""^ 
■talk  about  Peace,  which  he  defired  they  might.  Her  mm 
might  lay  afide  their  Arms,  and  appear  more  treatabU. 

-IV»bll.fct<.ll«»ckltMf,.hlch,     »»..>«>  t.  .*»  !«-»•»   «^ 
»ih.».IU4.i»«!>ol«S«oi»"«-"    '**"• 


n,  If  there  were 
o  be  there?    To 
er.    However  he 
landed,  but  Awa- 
o  meet  him  there, 
ind  each  of  them 
exprefTed  them- 
anks  for  expofing 
ther  about  a  Gun- 
ace  to  fit  down.*" 
'Indians,  who  had 
as  a  Mans  wafte) 
,d  clos'd  them  in; 
[atchets,  &c.  with 
their  Warlike  ap- 
t  furprizing  to  our 
ble  difcovery  of  it, 
He  fpoke  to  Awa^ 
xform'd  him  that  Jhe 
about  making  peace 
s.    Then  faid  Mr. 
v/  to  treat  of  Peace 
bear  in  fuch  HofiiU 
r  that  if  they  might 
ley  might,  Her  nun 
(tear  more  treatable* 

to  xy»  feet  — from   the 


[   24  ] 

Upon  which  there  began  a  confiderable  noifc  and  murmur 
among  them  in  their  own  Language.  Till  Awajhonh 
ask'd  him,  What  Arms  they  fiiould  lay  down,  and  where  ? 
He  (perceiving  the  Indians  look'd  very  furly,  and  "luch 
difpleafed)  Replied,  Only  their  Guns  at  fome  fmalldtftance, 
fen' formality  fake.  Upon  which  with  one  confent  they 
laid  afide  their  Guns,  and  came  and  fat  down. 

Mr.   Church    pulled    out    his  Callebafli"*    and    asked 
Awafhonks,  Whether  fhe  had  [24]  lived  fo  long  a/  Wetu- 
fct,«  «x  to  forget  to  drink  Occapechees;"»  and  dnnking  to 
her,  he  perceived  that  (he  watch'd  him  very  diligently,  to 
fee  (as  he  thought)  whether  he  fwallowed  auy  of  the 
Rhum;  he  offered  her  the  Shell,  but  (he  defired  him  to 
drink  again  firft,  He  then  told  her.  There  was  no  potfon  tn 
,V,  and  pouring  fome  into  the  Palm  of  h,s  hand,fupd  it 
up,  and  took  the  Shell  and  drank  to  her  agam,  and  drank 
a  good  Swig  which  indeed  was  no  more  than  he  needed. 
Then  they  all  (landing  up,  he  faid  to  Awaflionks,  You  wont 
drink  for  fear  there  Jhould  be  poifon  in  it:  And  then  handed 
it  to  a  little  ill  look'd  fellow,  who  catched  it  readily  enough, 
and  as  greedily  would  have  fwallowed  the  Liq"^^^**^" 
he  had  it  at  his  mouth;  But  Mr.  Church  catch'd  h.m  by 
the  throat  and  took  it  from  him,  asking  him,  Whether  he 

(See  note 


m  A  gourd  veffel,  or  drinking  cup, 
made  of  feme  tough  fliell;  which,  in 
thofc  days,  when  pottery  wat  coftller 
than  now,  wat  in  common  ufe.  They 
were,  in  the  lait  generation,  often  made 
of  a  cocoa-nut  ihell. 

"»  WaekM/ett,  where  Philip  »nd  his 

II 


Indiana  had  been  gathered. 

149,  ante.) 

»M  Oecaftchet  \%  ■  diminutive  from 
otcaf^,  or,  as  Eliot  wrote  it,  Omkufpe, 
•<<trong  drink."  It  means,  therefore, 
"  little  itrong  drinks,"  "  drams."  (Ab- 
naki,  " <'k»bi,  earn  de  vie,  Rafles.) 


81 


r 
il 


,i,«»A*k«»K««»»»*  •"•""•*""•■" 


intended  to /walhw  SheU  and  ain  And  then  handed  it  to 
Awapumksy  (he  ventured  to  take  a  good  hearty  dram,  and 
pafs'd  it  among  her  Attendants. 

The  Shell  being  emptied,  he  pulled  out  his  Tobacco, 
and  having  diftributed  it,  they  began  to  talk. 

Awet/honks  demanded  of  him,  the  Reafon  why  he  had 
not  (agreeable  to  his  promifc  when  (he  faw  him  laft)  been 
down  at  SogkonaU  before  now;  Saying  that  probably  if  he 
had  come  then  according  to  his  promife,  they  had  never 
joyned  with  Philip  againft  the  Engli/h, 

He  told  her  he  was  prevented  by  the  Wars  breaking 
out  fo  fuddenly.  And  yet,  he  was  afterwards  coming 
down,  &  came  as  far  as  Pnnkatee/e,  where  a  great  many 
Indians  fet  upon  him,  and  fought  him  a  whole  afternoon, 
tho'  he  did  not  come  prepared  to  fight,  had  but  Nineteen 
Men  with  him,  whofe  chief  defign  was  to  gain  an  Oppor- 
tunity to  difcourfe  fome  SogkonaU  Indians,  Upon  this 
there  at  once  arofe  a  mighty  Murmur,  confufed  noife,  & 
talk  among  the  fierce  look'd  Creatures,  and  all  rifing  up  in 
an  hubbub;  and  a  great  furly  look'd  fellow  took  up  his 
Tomhag,  or  wooden  Cutla/k,  to  kill  Mr.  Churchy  but  fome 
others  prevented  him. 

The  Interpreter  asked  Mr.  Churchy  if  he  underftood 
what  it  was  that  the  great  fellow  (they  had  hold  ©0  faid  ? 
He  anfwered  him.  No.  Why,  faid  the  Interpreter,  He 
fays,  you  killed  his  Brother  at  Punkaice/e,  and  therefore  he 
thirfts  for  your  blood.  Mr.  Church  bid  the  Interpreter  tell 
him  that  his  Brother  began  firft;  That  if  he  had  kept  at 

8a 


then  handed  it  to 
1  hearty  dram,  and 

out  his  Tobacco, 
to  talk. 

eafon  why  he  had 
faw  him  laft)  been 
that  probably  if  he 
ife,  they  had  never 

the  Wars  breaking 
afterwards  coming 
rhere  a  great  many 

a  whole  afternoon, 
t,  had  but  Nineteen 
I  to  gain  an  Oppor- 
'ndians.  Upon  this 
tf  conftifed  noife,  & 
,  and  all  rifing  up  in 

fellow  took  up  his 
r.  Churehj  but  fomc 

hj  if  he  underftood 
y  had  hold  of)  faid  ? 
the  Interpreter,  He 
:e/ii  and  therefore  he 
d  the  Interpreter  tell 
It  if  he  had  kept  at 


[  25  ] 
SogkonaU  according  to  his  defire  and  order,  he  Ihould  not 

have  hurt  him.  .   .   «.,  j  »^u 

Then  the  chief  Captain  commanded  StUnce,  and  told 
them.  That  they  fliould  talk  no  more  about  old  thmgs, 
&c.  and  queird  the  tumult,  fo  that  they  fat  down  again, 
and  began  upon  a  difcourfe  of  making  Peace  with  the 
Enirm.     Mr.  Chunk  ask'd  them.  What  Propo/als  they 
w<mU  maki.  and  on  what  terms  they  would  break  thetr 
Leazue  witk  Philip?    Defiring  them  to  make  fome  Pro- 
pofals  that  h.  might  carry  to  his  Matter's,  telling  them  that 
it  was  not  in  his  Power  to  conclude  a  Peace  with  them, 
but  that  he  knew  that  if  their  Propofals  were  '•eafonaWe, 
the  Government  would  not  be  unreafonable,  [25]  and  that 
he  would  ufe  his  Intereft  in  the  Government  for  Aem. 
/  nd  to  encourage  them  to  proceed,  put  them  in  mind  that 
t'  •  Pequots"^  once  made  War  with  the  Englt/k,  and  that 


»*  The  name  Ptqttot  wm  giren  by 
the  neighboring  tribee  to  what  wa»  prop- 
eriy  an  off-flioot  of  the  ^mkhtkmmMW 
{Mtkicmm  and  Molugtt  aaUon,  and 
was  pofllbly  aflbmed  by  themfeltee,  ae 

eariy  Dutch  ▼oyagera  called  them  iV- 
qnatUot  and  P»rM*M$;  Roge'  ^11- 
liamt  write*  /V^/«V.  *«• ;  Wlnthrop, 
/VAM/i,  elfewhere  iV»«W,  Ac  The 
Indian  Tert.  flgnliying  "to  dellroy,- 
"  to  make  hayoc,"  has,  beCwe  an  inami- 
m»U  objeA,  Pagumtiog  (as  Eliot  writes 
it,e.g..  Is.  iil:  ")  «n  »>>•  *•»•"*  V^^°^^ 
plural  of  the  Indicative,  "  they  deftroy." 
This  agrees  almoft  e»aiy  with  Roger 
Williams's  form  of  the  name.    With  an 


amimaU  objea  fbeciSed,  the  verb  is 
Paguantogt  whence  probably  Win- 
throp's  Ptpiin$.  It  is  Angular  that  fo 
obvious  an  etymology,  or  rather  tranf- 
lation,  has  hitherto  efcaped  notice. 
The  name,  like  that  given  to  the  "Mo- 
hawks," expreflfes  the  terror  with  which 
this  wartike  race  was  regarded  by  other 
New-England     tribes.        [Winthrop, 

J9»ntd,  i:  S».  7«.  "»•] 

Their  territory  extended  from  the 
Niamtie  on  the  weft  to  the  Pameatmek 
on  the  eaft ;  fome  jo  miles  in  length  by 
fome  ao  in  breadth,  moftly  In  Connec- 
ticut The  "Pequot  war"  took  place 
in  1636-8.  [De  Foreft's  Hijt.  Ind.  of 
drnrn.  sS;  R.I.  Hifi-  C0U.  iii:  161.] 
83 


W< 


•1i 


1.11 ; 


■  .■Mr»MMIWW*W«i*  mtm«*^t'  • 


Mi.,?u*'.'»*ft*<AW.'"*«-''ii*--**' 


i,u.^.-.  ..*iifFfcwaTW«*fr.w*"««."'. — 


V 


[  »5  ] 


after  they  fubjeaed  themfelves  to  the  Englifh,  the  Engli/h 
became  their  Proteaors,  and  defended  them  againft  other 
Nations  that  would  otherwife  have  deftroyed  them,  &c. 
After  fome  further  difcourfe,  and  debate,  he  brought  them 
at  length  to  confent  that  if  the  Government  of  Plymouth 
would  firmly  ingage  to  them.  That  they,  and  all  of  them, 
and  their  Wives  andChildrenyJhould  have  their  Lives /pared, 

and  none  of  them  tran/porUd  out  of  the  Country,  they  would 
fubjea  themfelves  to  them,  and  ferve  them  in  what  they  were 

able. 

Then  Mr.  Church  told  them,  That  he  was  well  fatisfyed 
the  Government  of  Plymouth  would  readily  concur  with 
what  they  propofed,  and  would  fign  their  Articles:  And 
complementing  them  upon  it,  how  pleafed  he  was  with 
the  thoughts  of  their  return,  and  of  the  former  friendlhip 
that  had  been  between  them,  &c. 

The  chief  Captain  rofe  up,  and  expreffed  the  great  value 
and  refpea  he  had  for  Mr.  Church;  and  bowing  to  him 
faid.  Sir,  If  youH  pUafe  to  accept  of  me  and  my  men,  and 
will  head  us,  wi I  fight  for  you,  and  will  help  you  to  Philips 
head  before  Indian  Cam  be  ripe  And  when  he  had  ended, 
they  all  exprefs'd  their  confent  to  what  he  faid,  and  told 
Mr.  Church  they  loved  him,  and  were  willing  to  go  with 
him  and  fight  for  him,  as  long  as  the  Engli/h  had  one 
Enemy  left  in  the  Country. 

Mr.  Church  affurcd  them.  That  if  they  proved  as  good 
as  their  word,  they  Ihould  find  him  their's  and  their  Chil- 

8*         .-^    .-, 


^ngli/h,  the  Engli/h 
them  againft  other 
jftroyed  them,  &c. 
:e,  he  brought  them 
iment  of  Plymouth 
ty^  and  all  of  them^ 
't  their  L  ives/paredy 
Country,  they  would 
n  in  what  they  were 

e  was  well  fatisfyed 
readily  concur  with 
heir  Articles:  And 
leafed  he  was  with 
le  former  friendlhip 

effed  the  great  value 
and  bowing  to  him 
ne  and  my  men,  and 
III  help  you  to'?\i\\:vp% 
when  he  had  ended, 
lat  he  faid,  and  told 
e  willing  to  go  with 
he  Englijh  had  one 

they  proved  as  good 
heir's  and  their  Chil- 


[  25  ] 

drcn's  faft  friend.    And  (by  the  way)  the  friendftip  is 
maintain'd  between  them  to  this  day.»« 

Then  he  propofed  unto  them,  that  they  ^^o^^f  «:hoofc 
five  men  to  go  ftraight  with  him  to  /'^'«^«'* -^^hey  told 
him,  No;   they  would  not  choofe,  but  he  ftould  take 
which  five  he  pleafed:  fome  complements  paflcd  about  .t, 
at  length  it  was  agreed.  They  (hould  choofe  Three  and  he 
Two.    Then  he  agreed,  with  that  he  would  go  back  to 
the  Idand  that  Night,  and  would  come  to  them  the  next 
Morning,  and  go  thro'  the  Woods  ^P^y^^^^^'^'^^'^l 
afterwards  objeaed.  That  this  travelling  thro'  the  Woods 
would  not  be  fafe  for  him;  the  Enemy  might  meet  with 
them,  and  kill  him,  and  then  they  (hould  lofe  their  friend, 
and   he  whole  defign  ruined  befide.    And  therefore  pro- 
pofed.  That  he  (hould  come  in  an  Engli(h  Veflcl,  and  they 
would  meet  him  and  come  on  board  at  Sogkonate-potnt, 


»»  Thli  WM  written  In  1715  or  1716. 
In  June,  1698,  Rev.  Orind.l  Rawfon,  of 
Mendon,  and  Rev.  Samuel  Danforth, 
of  Taunton,  "  Preacheri  to  the  Indian* 
In  their  own  tongue,"  vlflted  Little 
Compton,  and  reported  that  they  found 
two  planUtloni  of  Indian*  there,  at 
Saeontt  and  Cok^t  (on  the  borders 
of  Dartmouth);  Uiat  Samuel  Church, 
alias  Sokckawakkam,  Uught  the  «rft, 
and  had  ordinarily  40  hearers,  of  whom 
aoweie  men;  and  that,  at  the  fecond, 
Daniel  Hinckley  taught  eleven  families 
twice  every  Sabbath.    A  fchoolmafter, 
named  Akam,  alfo  labored  at  Cok^t, 
and  there  were  two  Indian  rulers  ut 


etch  place.    [See  original  printed  Re- 
port to  C»mm.  for  Prop.  Gojptl,  made 
July  la,  1698.]    In  1700  there  were  fald 
to  be  100  Indian  men  ftUl  living  In 
Little  Compton.    About  1750,  a  moft 
deftruAlve  fever  caufed  great  mortality 
among  them-,  fo  that  In  1774  the  R.-I. 
cenfus  reported  there  only  1  male  and 
13  females  above  i6  yrs.,  and  s  males 
«nd  6  females  under  that  age,— 35  «n 
all.     In   1803  there  were  "  not  more 
than  10"  there.    So  far  a»  I  can  learn 
In  the  town,  there  Is  not  one  perfon 
with  any  trace  of  Indian  blood  recognis- 
able In  his  veins  there  now.    [i  Aftj/l. 
Hi/l.  Coll.  Ix!  ao4;  x:  114.  "9-3 
8s 


l! 


::' ! 


»  and  Sail  from  thence  to  Sandwich :  which  In  fine,  was 
concluded  upon. 

So  Mr.  Ckurtk  promifing  to  come  as  foon  as  he  could 
poffibly  obtain  a  Veffcl,  and  then  they  parted.  He  re- 
turned to  the  Ifland,  and  was  at  great  pains  and  charge  to 
get  a  Veflfel,  but  with  unaccountable  difappointments; 
fometimes  by  the  falfenefs,  and  fometimes  by  the  faint- 
heartednefs  of  Men  that  he  bargained  with,  and  fomething 
by  Wind  and  Weather,  &c.    [a6] 

Until  at  length  Mr.  Anthony  Low^  put  into  the  Har- 
bour*" with  a  loaden  Veffel  bound  to  the  Weftward,  and 
being  made  acquainted  with  Mr.  Churches  cafe,  told  him. 
That  he  had  fo  much  kindne/s  for  him,  and  was  fo  plea/ed 
with  the  bufine/s  that  he  was  ingaged  in,  that  he  would  run 
the  venture  of  his  Veffel  &  Cargo,  to  wait  upon  him. 
Accordingly,  next  Morning  they  fet  Sail  with  a  Wind  that 
foon  brought  them  to  Sogkonate-point\  but  coming  there 
they  met  with  a  contrary  wind,  and  a  great  fwelling  Sea. 

The  Indians  were  there  waiting  upon  the  Rocks,  but 


w  Amtktmy  Lvw*  tLet\  fon  of  John, 
Bofton,  nmored  after  1654  to  Warwick. 
R..I. ;  in  1658  wai  flned  £3,  bj  Plym- 
outh Court  for  ftlling  a  piftol  to  an  In- 
dian, atEaftham;  in  1680  owned  land 
adjoining  Nathaniel  Peek's  in  Swanibjr, 
and  in  i68a-3  waa  living  at  Swanley, 
and  had  an  Indian  flave  named  Jmmn^ 
to  whom  the  Plymouth  Colon  j  ordered 
hi*  fkeedom  and  "a  good  ftiite  of 
clothe*."  Whether  he  afterward*  re- 
turned to  Warwick,  and  wa*  fteeman 


there  in  Maj.  1704.  and  eonftable  there 
in  OA.,  1706 ;  or  whether  that  Anthony 
were  hi*  fon,  I  cannot  determine. 
[Savage**  Gm.  Dta.  lilt  laSi  Piy^- 
Col.  Rtc.  ill  I  137;  vi;  S6i  101;  i7.-/. 
Col.  Roc.  iii :  498,  571.] 

I"  Newport  Hariwr,  a*  I  *uppoA. 
There  i*  nothing  that  can  be  called  a 
harbor  on  the  eaft  Ihore  of  the  ifland. 
Newport  wa*  not  more  than  Ave  or  fix 
mile*  Aiom  Capt  Almy**  houfo  in 
Portlhiouth. 


86 


i 


iiiwfiiMiMW^iiPiiWiHiO'fwWiT'riiviTfti 


In  fine,  was 

I  ai  he  could 
rted.  He  re- 
and  charge  to 
Etppointments; 
by  the  faint- 
ind  fomething 

into  the  Har- 
Veftward,  and 
:afe,  told  him, 
'  was  fo  pUaftd 
i  hi  would  ruH 
iiV  upon  Aim. 
h  a  Wind  that 
coming  there 
'welling  Sea. 
lie  Rocks,  but 


and  eonftable  there 
lether  that  Anthony 
cannot  determine. 
a.  Hit  135 ;  Pfym. 
vi;  56,  101;  i7.-/. 

57«] 

rbor,  as  I  •uppoA. 

hat  can  be  called  a 

(hore  of  the  iiland. 

tore  than  Ave  or  fix 

Almjr'e  boufe  in 


[  «6  ] 

har«  nothing  but  a  mifcrable  broken  Canoo  to  get  aboard 
in.  Yet  Piiir  Awa/konks  ventured  off  in  it,  and  with  a 
great  deal  of  difficulty  Swd  danger  got  aboard.  And  by 
this  time  it  began  to  Rain  and  Blow  exceedingly,  and 
forced  them  away  up  the  Sound;**  and  then  went  away 
thro'  Bri/lol  Ferry,  round  the  Idand  to  Ntw-por^  carrying 
PtUr  with  them. 

Then  Mr.  Church  difmifs'd  Mr.  Low,  and  told  him. 
That  inafmueh  as  Providtmt  oppoid  his  going  by  Wattr, 
and  ht  ixpiiltd  that  tht  Army  wouU  hi  up  inafewdays, 
and  probably  if  htJhouU  b*  gom  at  that  junHun,  it  might 
ruin*  tht  whole  dejSgn ;  would  thert/on  yield  his  Voyage, 

Then  he  writ  the  account  of  his  tranfaftions  with  the 

Indians,  and  drew  up  the  Propofals,  and  Articles  of  Peace, 

and  difpatch'd  Peter  with  them  to  Plymouth)  that  his 

Honour  the  Govemour  if  he  faw  caufe  might  fign  them. 

Peter  was  fet  over  to  Soghonate  on  the  Lords  day** 


»•  That  is  the  "Baft  Paflkge,"  or 
Narraganftt  Rirer. 

»  This  would  (eem  to  hare  been^ 
Sab.,  as  June,  1676.  The  armjr,  by  the 
Court  Older  (note  165,  •»/•). ««« *«  be 
raady  to  march  on  Wednefday,  ai  June ; 
they  ought  to  reach  the  neighborhood 
of  Rhode-Ifland  by  the  following  Sab- 
bath, and  fo  it  would  be  natural  that 
then  flMMild  be  "great  looking  for 
them,"  by  tbie  time.  It  ia  on  record, 
alfo,  that  Pattr,  with  G»9rg»  and  D*' 
vid,  alias  Cktwmkmmnm,  appeared  be- 
foi«  the  Council  at  Plymouth  on  the 
following  Wednefday,  aS  June,  1676, 
in  "  the  behalfe  of  themfcluee  and  other 


Indians  of  Saoonett,  to  the  number  of 
about  30  men,  with  theire  wiues  and 
chlldran,  and  tendered  to  renew  theire 
peace  with  the  Engliih,  and  requefted 
libertie  to  fltt  downe  in  quietnes  on 
theira  lands  att  Saconett."    Their  ex- 
amination is  deUiled,  at  length.    On 
being  upbk  aided  for  the  wrong  done  in 
Joining   Philip,  ftc,  •<  Ci«w«l«««M, 
faid  t  Wee  cannot  make  fatitfaction  for 
the  wionge  don ;  but  if  our  weemen  and 
children  can  be  cccured,  wee  will  do* 
uny  feruice  wee  can  by  fighting  againft 
the  enimie."    They  forther  faid  that 
Suecam0w^fiuk«  was  the  flrft  man  that 
ftincd  up  the  Indians  to  Join  with 


n 


lib 


[  a6] 

Morning,  wlA  ordcrt  to  Uke  thofc  men  that  were  chofcn 
to  go  down,  or  fome  of  them  at  le»ft  with  him.    The  time 
being  expired  that  wat  appointed  for  the  Engli/h  Army  to 
come,  there  wai  great  looking  for  them.    Mr.  Chunk  g^ 
the  Monday  Morning  (partly  to  divert  himfelf  after  his 
fategue,  and  partly  to  liften  for  the  Army)  Rid  out  with 
hii  Wife  and  fome  of  hii  friendt  to  Port/mmthr  una*'  • 
pretence  of  Cherrying;  but  came  home  without  any  Newi 
from  the  Army:    But  by  1^'idnight,  or  fooner,  he  wai 
roufed  with  an  Exprefa  from  Maj.  BraH/iml,  who  was 
arrived  with  the  Army  at  Poea/it.    To  whom  he  forth- 
with repaired,"*  and  informed  him  of  the  whole  of  hit  pro- 
ceedings, with  the  Sogkanaii  Indians.    With  the  Majors 


PhUlp,  and  that  h«  WM  at  Stcontt, 
and  pfomlfcd  to  try  to  Airprifli  him  m 
foon  M  thejr  (hould  wturn.    Th«  Coun- 
cil propofod  that  Pttw  thould  rtmain 
aa  K  honaga,  to  which  ha  eon(lint«l. 
It  was  flnidly  dwsidad  that  thay  Ihould 
go  back,  and  that  tdch  m  Mi^.  Brad- 
ford daiml  for  tha  army  fhould  Join 
that,  and  tha  othara  giva  up  thair  arms » 
that  any  "murdering"  Indians  ot  thair 
number  Ihonid  be  dellvmrad  up,  and 
that  they  flMMild  not  hi  '<or  the  enemies 
of  the  Colony »  on  v!.lch  conditions  it 
was  pramlAd  that  "they  ikall  haue  a 
place  aiBgned  them  for  theM  p'font 
rafldenoe  In  peace,"  witti  forther  prom- 
16  for  the  ftiture,  "  in  cafe  the  warr  doe 
ftafe."    [Pfym.  C*l.  Rte.  ▼«  aoi-J.) 

»»  If  Chuich  were  ftlH  an  Inmate  of 
Capt.  Almy's  houfo  In  Portftnouth, 
then  feems  a  little  ftrangenefb  In  his 


(yteaklng  thus  of  riding  out  /«  Portf- 
mouth.     He  may  have  removed  his 
family,  before    this,  to   M^r   P»leg 
Sanford's,  in  Newport  (now  in  Mlddie- 
town).  where,  it  will  be  foen.  they  were 
at  the  time  of  Philip's  capture.    Or,  as 
the  Srft  (kttlement  of  »he  northern  part 
of  the  ifland  was  around  a  cove  between 
'Briftol  ibrry  and  the  Stone  bridge  (the 
fottlement  being  Srft  ealkd  Poca&ti 
changed  to  Pttrtftnouth,  i(>j^r¥*),  the 
name  of  PortAnouth  may,  at  the  date  of 
which  Church  U  here  HMaUng,  have 
been  more  el^ially  appropriated  to  the 
original  fettlement  in  the  extreme  north- 
em  portion  of  the  prefont  town,  fo  that 
he  naturally  llpoke  of  riding  over  from 
Capt.  Almy's  toward  the  Stone  bridge, 
as  riding  out  to  Portftnouth.   [Arnold's 
HiJI.  R.'I.ix  71,  "5.  »3*.  »43-] 
«*  Tuefday,  a?  June,  1*76. 

98 


[»7] 


were  chofen 
n.  The  time 
^li/h  Army  to 
Churth  on 
ifelf  after  hii 
Rid  out  with 
uik^  under  « 
out  any  Newi 
•oner,  he  waa 
(W,  who  was 
lom  he  forth- 
iole  of  hii  pro- 
th  the  Majors 


riding  out  /»  Portf« 
hav«  ramoYfld  hit 
b,  to  MiOor  I^I*S 
tort  (now  In  Middle- 
Ill  b«  tmn,  thtj  wcra 
ip't  capturt.  Or,  m 
of  Um  nortlMrn  part 
mind  %  oovt  bctwacn 
M  Stona  bridg*  (tha 
Irft  calkid  PMaflbtt 
■outh,  1639-40)1  tha 
ihmajr.atthadataof 
hari  Ij^MMlilnff,  hava 
\j  appropriatad  to  tha 
In  tha  axtrtma  north- 
praibnt  town,  fo  that 
ot  ridlnr  over  flwm 
krd  tlia  Stona  bridga, 
irtfmouth.    [Arnold'* 

*$>  «1*.  »430 
una,  1676. 


confent  and  advice,  he  returned  again  next  Morning'"  to 
the  Ifland,  in  order  to  go  over  that  way  to  Awa/honkSf  to 
inform  her  that  the  Army  was  arrived,  &c.  Accordingly 
from  Sachtm/thNtck^  he  went  in  a  Canoo  to  Sogkonatt\ 
told  her  Maj.  Bradford  was  arrived  at  Pocajftt^  with  a 
great  Army,  whom  he  had  informed  of  all  his  proceedings 
with  her.  That  if  (he  would  be  advifed  and  obferve  order 
(he  nor  her  People  need  not  to  fear  being  hurt  by  them. 
Told  her.  She  (hould  call  all  her  People  down  into  the 
Neck,  lead  if  they  (hould  be  found  ftraggling  about,  mif- 
chief  might  light  on  them.  That  on  the  Morrow  they 
would  come  down  and  receive  her,  and  give  her  further 
orders.  She  promifed  to  get  as  many  of  her  People  to- 
gether as  po(fibly  (he  could.  Defiring  Mr.  Church  to  con- 
fider  that  it  would  be  diflficult  for  to  get  them  together  at 
fuch  (hort  [37]  warning.  Mr.  Church  returned  to  the 
Ifland,  and  to  the  Army  the  fame  Night:  The  next  Morn- 
ing^ the  whole  Army  Marched  towards  Sogkonatt  as  far 
as  Punkattefe;  and  Mr.  Church  with  a  few  Men  went 
down  to  Sogkonatt  to  call  Awa/honks^  and  her  People  to 
come  up  to  the  £ngli(h  Camp;  as  he  was  going  down, 
they  met  with  a  Pocafftt  Indiany  who  had  killed  a  Cow 
and  got  a  Quarter  of  her  on  his  back,  and  her  Tongue  in 
his  Pocket;  who  gave  them  an  account,  That  he  came 
from  Pocafftt  two  days  fince  in  company  with  his  Mother 

"■  Wadnafdajr,  aS  Juna,  1676.  foot  of  which  tha  villaga  of  Newport 

"■  Smtkm^ftt  \,Smtkmt0\  neck  la  tha  forms  the  inftap.    It  it  diftant  about  3 

fouth-aaftam   point  of  tha   ifland  of  milci,bjrwatar,  due  waft,  firom  Saoonat. 

RJioda-Ifland  1  tlia  elongated  heal  of  tha  "*  Thurfda/,  J9  Juna,  1676. 


I»7] 


and  fevertl  other  Indiam  now  hid  in  «  Swiimp  above 
Nomquid\^  difarming  of  him,  he  fent  him  by  two  Men 
to  MaJ.  Brad/ordy  and  proceeded  to  SogkonatiX  they  faw 
feveral  Indians  by  the  vray  skulking  about,  but  let  them 
pafi.  Arriving  at  Awa/honAs  Camp,  told  her,  Hs  was 
toms  io  invits  ksr  and  ktr  PsopU  up  io  Punkateefe,  wktrt 
MaJ.  Bradford  now  was  with  iAs  Plymouth  Army^  txp^U 
ing  hsr  and  kit  Subftils  Io  rtciivs  ordtrs^  until  fnrtktr 
ordtr  could  bt  had  from  Iks  GovsmmsnI.  She  complyed, 
and  foon  fent  out  ordera  for  fuch  of  her  Subje6b  at  were 
not  with  her,  immediately  to  come  in;  and  by  Twelve  a 
Clock  oi  the  next  day,^  (he  with  moft  of  her  Number 
appeared  before  the  Englilh  Camp  at  Punkalts/s.  Mr. 
Church  tendered  the  Major  to  Serve  under  hia  Commiflion, 
provided  the  Indians  might  be  accepted  with  him,  to  fight 
the  Enemy.  The  Major  told  him,  his  Ordsrs  wtrs  to  im- 
,proot  himt  ifhspltaftd^  but  as  for  Iht  Indians,  hs  would  not 
hi  concsmsd  with  thtm.  And  prefently  gave  forth  ordera 
for  Awafluhiks^  and  all  her  Subje6ii  both  Men,  Women 
and  Children  to  repair  to  Sandwish^  and  to  be  there  upon 
Peril,  in  Six  days.^    Awa/honks  and  her  chiefs  gathered 


«•  NtmpM  [JV«Mfi/r,  NitptU, 
Namfmtt,  ac.,l,  tiM  oeva  or  pond  l/ing 
bctwMii  n$mh$itf/i  Mck  mm!  Tlvwton. 

>"  Pridaj,  ]o  JwM,  i«7«.  BothHiib> 
b«id  mat  lUllMr  nMntfam "about 90" 
H  the  numbtr  of  thoA  with  Awaflwnlu 
In  thU  Aibmifloa.  [NmrrmUvt,  971 
BrttfHifl.  39.] 

"I  As  thl*  took  place  oaljr  two  dajrt 
alter  Pettr  and  hi*  two  companloiu 


mada  thair  appaaranea  at  Pljnnouth  to 
confer  with  tha  Council,  —  and  wa  ara 
told  that  itwaa  "alter  fimia  tima  for 
contdaration"  that  tha  OouncU  rtachad 
It*  concluSon,  ->  It  U  not  probabia  that 
Mi^.  Bradford  had  baan  Informad  of 
thair  dacMon.  (MatharfojrsrAwalkoaka 
with  about  90  cana  and  tendered  them* 
ftilvae  "  before  tha  nteflbngan  ra* 
tunad.")    H*  waa  thanfora  aAlng  oa 


1  A  Swamp  above 
t  him  by  two  Men 
logkonaitx  they  ftw 
ibout,  but  let  them 
told  her,  Ht  was 
9  Punkateefe,  wAfrt 
louth  Armyt  ixptfl- 
rtUrs,  unHl  fnrikir 
%t.    She  complyed, 
er  Subje6b  m  were 
i;  and  by  Twelve  a 
loft  of  her  Number 
at  Punkattt/t.    Mr. 
tder  hit  Commiffion, 
id  with  him,  to  fight 
I  Ordits  wen  to  im- 
Indiana,  Ai  wouU  not 
ly  gave  forth  orders 
both  Men,  Women 
ind  to  be  there  upon 
i  her  chiefs  gather'd 

r  appcannot  «t  Plymouth  to 
li  tiM  Council,  —  Mid  w«  u« 
ItwH  "•ft«r  tomm  tlm*  tor 
km"  that  th*  OouncU  rtKhMl 
Bon,  ~  It  U  not  probsbto  that 
Iford  had  b««n  InfomMd  of 
Ion.  (Msthwrfcyt^Awaihonkt 
1 90  CWDO  and  tandercd  them* 
belbra  tho  mdfengon  i«- 
H«  WM  thanfbra  tMng  on 


^ 


[  »7  1 

round  Mr.  Chunk,  (where  he  wm  walk'd  off  from  the 
reft)  exprcflcd  thcmfclvcs  concerned  that  they  could  not 
be  confided  In,  nor  Improved.     He  told  then.-  'hva,  btfi 
io  obey  Ordm:  and  that  if  hi  could  not  accompany  them  to 
Sandwich,  itJKould  not  be  abcvi  a  Wak  be/on  h,  would 
mat  thm  tlurti    That  h$  was  conjSd*^^  ^**  Govtmour 
would  CommiJJion  him  to  improve  thm.    The  Major  haft- 
ened  to  fend  them  away  with  'Jack  Havens^  («n  Indtan 
who  had  never  been  in  the  Wars)  In  the  Front  with  a  flag 
of  Truce  in  his  hand.    They  being  gone,  Mr.  Chunk,  by 
the  help  of  his  Man  Toby  (the  Indian  whom  he  had  taken 
Prifoncr,  as  he  was  going  down  to  Sogkonate)  took  faid 
Tob^t  Mother,  ft  thofe  that  were  with  her,  Prifoners. 
Next  Morning'"  the  whole  Army  moved  back  to  Pocajftt, 
This  Toby  informed  them  that  there  were  a  great  many 
Indians  gone  down  to  Wepoifit^  to  eat  Clams    (other 
Provifions  being  very  fcarce  with  them;)  that  Phthp  him 
felf  was  expcaed  within  3  or  4  dayes  at  the  fame  Place: 


hU  own  authority  m  eoramtndtr-ln- 
chlaf,  and  hU  obj«A  in  ordering  Awa- 
rtionk*  and  har  tribt  to  Sandwich  wat, 
eloarly.  to  gat  them  out  of  reach  of 
lempUtion.  atonoe,  and  opportunity,  to 
join  Philip  in  Airther  boAliitiee.  Hie 
order  wae  not  a  harih  one  in  the  matter 
of  time  I  for  the  diftaree  could  not 
probably  be  mora  than  40  mile*  by  the 
circuitoui  tertft-pathe,  for  which  he  aN 
lowed  them  «k  daye.  \Pifm.  Cd.  Rtc. 
V I  KM  1  Mather**  Bri9fHi0«ry,  39-] 

»  Jnck  Hmvtiu  it  on  the  lift  of  four* 
teen  Indians,  whoA  names  were  entered 


on  the  Court  Records  under  date  of  6 
March.  1&16-7,  "whoe  haue  approued 
themfelues  foithfoll  to  the  Engllih  dur- 
ing  Uw  late  Rebellion,"  befldes  Mt.  na. 
nuett,  their  Sachem  (and  family),  who 
is  defcribed  as  •'  att  or  about  Saeonett." 
Ci>fyM.  C0t.  X*€.  V I  aasO 
m  Saturday,  1  July,  1676. 

Ac.,]  was  the  Indian  name  for  the  narrow 
entrance  of  Kiktmuit  river  feparatlng 
the  northern  part  of  Briltol,  R.-I.,  from 
the  fouth-eaftem  part  of  Warren. 
[Fellknden's  H\P,  Warrtm.  /?.-/•  7«-l 


9« 


[2B] 

being  asked,  H^Aai  Indians  they  were}  He  anfwered,  Some 
Weetemores  Indians,  fome  Maunt-hope  Indmns.jom^  Nai^ 
ragan/ei  Indians,  and  fome  other  Upland  /«j^«a«.,  m  «11 
about  300.    The  J?>l«^^a«rf  Boats  by  the  Majors  order 
meeting  them  at  PocaM  they  were  foon  imbarkd,  it 
being  juft  in  the  dusk  of  the  Evening,  they  could  plainly 
difcover  the  Enemies  fires  at  the  Place  the  Indmn  direfted 
to;««   and  the  Army  concluded  no  other  but  they  were 
bound  [28]  direaiy  thither,  until  they  came  to  the  North 
End  of  the  Ifland,  and  heard  the  word  of  Command  for  the 
Boats  to  bare  away .«    Mr.  Church  was  very  fond  of 
having  this  probable  opportunity  of  furprizing  that  whole 
Company  of  Indians  imbraced:    But  Orders,  'twas  fa^^V 
muft  be  obeyed,  which  was  to  go  to  Mount-hope  and  there 
to  fight  Philip.    This  with  fome  other  good  opportunities 
of  doing  fpoil  upon  the  Enemy,  being  unhappily  mifsd. 


*»»  The  cmA  fpot  where  the  Indiani 
were  digging  clams  and  eating  them 
would  feem  to  have  been  on  the  fouth- 
eaftern  curve  of  what  is  now  called 
Touiflett  lieck ;  from  whence  fires  would 
be  viable  acrofs  the  bay  at  Pocaffet; 
where  Maj.  Bradford's  army  could 
fcarcely  be  diftant  from  them  five  miles 
in  a  ftraight  line. 

«•  They  probably  embarked  at  what 
was  then  the  Ferry,— now  fpanned  by 
the  "  Stone  Bridge," — from  whence,  for 
two  miles  and  a  half,  their  natural 
courfe  would  lie  direaiy  towards  the 
light  of  the  fires.  When  well  up  with 
the  north  end  of  Rhode-Ifland,  their 
courfe,  if  they  were  going  to  Mount- 


Hope  Cove,  would  haul  ftraight  to  the 
weft,  and,  if  they  were  to  land  at  Briftol 
neck,  (harp  to  the  fouth-weft. 

«•  The  narrative  does  not  certainly 
indicate  whether  the  army  kept  Sab- 
bath at  Mount  Hope,  or,  finding  Philip 
was  not  there,  puftied  on  at  once  up 
Mount-Hope  neck  and  acrofs  Miles  s 
bridge  to  Rehobothj  though  the  prob- 
abilities feem  to  be  ftrong  that  they  did 
not  march  to  Rehoboth  until  they  had, 
at  leaft,  fearched  for  the  Indians  whom 
tiiey  had  feen  the  night  before  at  Wey- 
poifet    1  imagine  that  the  "other  good 
opportunities"  to  which  Church  refere 
as  being  "  miflW,"  had  reference  to  fev- 
eral  fruitiefs  attempU,  occupying  feveral 

9» 


i5Wj»j|,,^jiiil*(S»MM«^^ 


iHiiteaiuMWSMWJ-'*"-*''*'' 


;i^*A&.rf«,A«>va«-*vp* '-^M-w^" 


[28] 


infwcred,  Some 
%nsj  fome  Nar- 

/ndianSf  in  all 
le  Majors  ordet 
)n  imbark'd,  it 
;y  could  plainly 
Indian  direfted 

but  they  were 
ae  to  the  North 
lommand  for  the 
IS  very  fond  of 
izing  that  whole 
ders,  'twas  faid, 
ti'Aope  and  there 
lod  opportunities 
ihappily  mifs'd.** 

uld  haul  ftraight  to  the 
jrivete  to  land  at  Briftol 
le  fouth-weft. 
itive  doe*  not  certainly 
sr  the  army  kept  Sab- 
Hope,  or,  finding  Philip 

puflied  on  at  once  up 
leck  and  acroft  Miies's 
both;  though  the  prob- 
a  be  ftrong  that  they  did 
lehoboth  unUl  they  had, 
ed  for  the  Indiana  whom 
the  night  before  at  Wey- 
ine  that  the  "  other  good 

to  which  Church  refera 
fed,"  had  reference  to  fev- 
tempta,  occupying  fcveral 


Mr.  CAurcA  obtained  the  Majors  Confent  to  meet  the  Sog^ 
konaie  Indians,  according  to  his  promife.  He  was  offered 
a  Guard  to  Plymouth^  but  chofe  to  go  with  one  Man  only, 
who  was  a  good  Pilot.  About  Sun-fet**  he  with  Sabin 
his  Pilot  ■*  mounted  their  Horfes  at  Rehobothy  where  the 
Army  now  was,  and  by  two  Hours  by  Sun  next  Morning 
arrived  fafe  at  Plymouth'.  And  by  that  time  they  had 
refrelhed  themfelves,  the  Governour  and  Treafurer~  came 
to  Town.  Mr.  Church  giving  them  a  (hort  account  of  the 
affairs  of  the  Army,  &c.  His  Honour  was  pleafed  to  give 
him  thanks  for  the  good  and  great  Service  he  had  done 
at  SogkonaUy  told  him,  He  had  confirmed  all  that  he 
promifed  Awalhonks,  and  had  fent  the  Indian  back  again 


days  in  Mount-Hope  neck  and  ita  re- 
gion, to  damage  the  Indians,  before 
the  army  went  to  the  garrifon-houfe  at 
Rehoboth,  which  (with  one  other)  had 
efcaped  deftruAion  on  the  aSth  of 
March. 

•»*  Thi«  could  not  have  been  "fun- 
fet"  of  the  next  day  after  leaving  Po- 
caflfet  (Sab.,  a  July,  1676),  becaufe  then 
Chureh  would  have  reached  Plymouth 
two  houra  after  funrife,  on  Monday,  3 
July.  But  he  told  the  Gc  vemor,  on  the 
day  of  hit  arrival,  that  "  the  timu  had 
eitpir*d  that  he  had  appointed  to  meet 
the  Sogkdnatea  at  Sandwich";  and  a* 
he  had  promifed  them,  on  the  30th  of 
June,  that  "  it  Ihould  not  be  ob«v  a 
vetk  before  he  would  meet  them,"  hi* 
promife  could  not  expire  until  Friday, 
7  July:  therefore  he  could  not  have 
reached  Plymouth  until  on  or  after  the 
7tii  July.    Hence  he  could  not  have  left 


Rehoboth  before  Thurfday,  6  July,  the 
fifth  day  after  leaving  Pocafliet,  and 
landing  at  Mount  Hope. 

«•  Sabim  ISaHiu]  was  then  a  Reho- 
both name.  Savage  mention*  eight  of 
the  name,  all  (he  think*)  of  Rehoboth, 
and  five  of  whom  ferved  in  Philip'* 
war  either  in  perfon  or  by  contribu- 
tion*. Blift  mention*  yonathan,  a*  in 
the  Narraganfett  fight,  and  Samuel,  a* 
ferving  under  Maj.  Bradford.  He  alfo 
give*  the  name*  of  five  {.yo/efh,  Wil- 
liam, Sammtl,  Btiy'amim,  and  a  Widow 
SoUh)  a*  making  advance*  of  money 
to  fuftain  the  war.  Doubtief*,  Church'* 
guide  wa*  one  of  thi*  patriotic  family. 
lGem.Dia.iv'.  i;  Hi/l.  Rikobotk,  117. 

118.] 

M  Jofia*  Winflow  and  Conftant 
Southworth.  The  former  refided  in 
Marflifield,  and  the  latter  in  Duxbury. 
[See  note*  ao  and  68,  a»/«.] 


93 


[38] 


thai  brought  his  Letter*  He  asked  his  Honour,  Whether  he 
had  any  thing  later  from  Awaftionks?  He  told  him  he 
had  not  Where-upon  he  gave  his  Honour  account  of  the 
Majors  orders  relating  to  her  and  hers,  and  what  difcourfe 
had  pafled/fv  &  con  about  them;  and  that  he  had  prom- 
,  ifed  to  meet  them,  and  that  he  had  incouraged  them,  that 
he  thought  he  might  ob'-'tn  of  his  Honour  a  Commiffion 
to  lead  them  forth  to  fi^H  \'Up.  His  Honour  fmillngly 
told  him,  Thathejhould  .  ant  Commiffion  if  he  would 
accept  it,  nor  yet  good  Engli/h  men  enough  to  make  up  a 
good  Army.  But  in  ihort,  he  told  his  Honour  the  time 
was  expired  that  he  had  appointed  to  meet  the  Sogkonates 
at  Sandivich,  The  Govemour  asked  him,  when  he  would 
go?  He  told  him  that  afternoon,  by  his  Honours  leave. 
The  Govemour  ask'd  him.  How  many  Men  he  would 
have  with  him?  He  anfwered.  Not  above  half  a  dozen, 
with  an  order  to  take  more  at  Sandwich^  if  he  faw  caufe; 
and  Horfes  provided.  He  no  fooner  moved  it,  but  had 
his  number  of  Men  tendering  to  go  with  him,  among 
which  was  Mr.  yabez  Howland^  and  Nathanael  South- 


*"  yaitM  Howland  wh  fon  of  John, 
who  came  m  attendant  of  Gov.  Carrer 
in  the  Mayflower;  was  fined  atPljrm- 
outh,  March  5, 1666^,  3<.  ^,  for  a  breach 
of  the  peace,  in  lh'V!ng  Joieph  BiUing- 
ton ;  ferved  on  a  trial  jury  in  1671  and 
1677,  and  on  a  ooroner't  Juty  in  1671 
and  1673;  was  oonikal&le  of  Pljmtouth 
in  1675;  petitioned  for  a  grant  of  land 
in  1675,  in  virtue  of  the  Court  order 
preferring  children  bom  here  to  ftran- 


gers;  removed  to  Briftol,  R.*I.,  and 
wat  lioenfed  to  keep  an  inn  there  in 
1681,  and  waa  feteAman  there  in  i68a, 
1685,  and  1690;  waa  enfign  of  a  mili- 
taiy  oompanj  there  in  1684;  deputjr 
thence  in  1689  and  1690.  He  married 
Bethia,  dau.  of  Antiiony  Thacher,  and 
had  ten  children.  [Savage's  Gtm.  DiS. 
ii:  479;  Plym.  Col.  Ree.  Iv:  140;  v: 
8a,  88,  133,  165,  170,  355;  vi:  78,  84, 
131,  169,  306,  341.] 


94 


[28] 


\r,  Whether  he 
\  told  him  he 
iccount  of  the 
vhat  difcourfe 
lie  had  prom- 
;ed  them,  that 
a  Commiifion 
lour  fmillngly 
n  if  he  would 
to  make  up  a 
lOur  the  time 
the  Sogkonates 
rhen  he  would 
[onours  leave. 
[en  he  would 
half  a  dozen, 
he  faw  caufe; 
ed  it,  but  had 
I  him,  among 
thanael  South- 

Briftol,  R.*I.i  Md 
ep  an  inn  there  in 
\mm  there  in  i68a, 
kt  enfign  of  a  mili- 
«  in  1684;  deputjr 
1  1690.  He  married 
tiiony  Thacher,  and 
;Savage's  G*m,  DiS. 
I.  Rte.  {▼:  140;  v: 
70,  assj  vi:  78.  84, 


worth  \^  they  went  to  Sandwich  that  Night;  where  Mr. 
Church  (with  need  enough)  took  a  Nap  of  Sleep.  The 
next  Morning  with  about  16  or  18  Men  proceeded  as  far 
as  Agawom^  where  they  had  great  expedtation  of  meeting 
the  Indiansy  but  met  them  not;  his  Men  being  difcouraged 
about  half  of  them  returned;  only  half  a  dozen  ftuck  by 
him,  &  promifed  fo  to  do  until  they  Ihould  meet  with  the 
Indians,  When  they  came  to  Sippican  River^  Mr.  How- 
hndhtgBSi  to  tyre,  upon  which  Mr.  Church  left  him,  and 
two  more,  for  a  Referve  at  the  River,  that  if  he  Ihould 
meet  with  Enemies  and  be  forced  back,  they  might  be 


■»  NatkamM  So»tkworth,  feoond  fon 
of  ConAant,  waa  bom  at  Plymouth, 
1648;  ftirvejror  of  highwaja  1673; 
ferved  on  trial  jury  in  1677;  waa  con- 
ftable  of  Plymouth,  and  fenred  on  coro- 
ner'i  Jury  in  1678;  waa  fined  101.  in 
1681,  for  reflifing  to  aid  the  conltable 
of  Plymouth!  ferved  on  coronei'i  jury 
in  1684;  waa  a  feleaman  of  Plymouth 
in  1689  and  1691,  and  grand  juror  in 
169a  He  waa  alfo  a  lieutenant  He  died 
Jan.  14, 1711.  Savage  fays  he  lived  at 
,  Middleboiought  but  I  find  no  trace  of 
it  in  the  Colony  Recorda.  [Savage's 
Gm.  Dta.  iv :  143 ;  Ptym.  Col.  R*c.  v : 
US,  346, 357,  »*35  »* «  S*'  '481  M6, 337, 

364] 

«•  Agtrwam  waa  the  Indian  name  of 
the  fettlement  near  the  Agawam  River, 
in  what  ie  now  Wareham.  The  name 
it  Mil  reUined  by  a  little  village  on  the 
low  landa  through  which  tlw  river  winda 
Into  the  "Narrowa."  The  name  ie 
tkomagw;  "below"}  hence  flgnifying 
fometimea  ^fow,  M  defcriptive  of  a 


point  down  ifaream  from  another  on  the 
fame  river,  and  fometimee  a  low  place, 
as  defcriptive  of  flats,  or  low  land  with- 
out raference  to  higher  elevations  in 
the  vicinity,  as  thefe  flat  meadows  in 
Waieham,  and  the  "low  ilands  of  An- 
gMan"  of  which  Capt.  Smith  fpeaks. 
[Advtrtif*mtmt$  for  tk*  Umtnptritncod, 

<fe.,  p.  37.] 

»>  Sippican  River  (confluent  with 
the  Wowtamtitf)  runs  into  Buuard'a 
Bay  about  half  way  between  the  vil- 
lages of  Wareham  and  Marion;  and 
iU  lower  portion  forms  the  boundary 
between  thofe  two  towns.  The  word 
Sippican  IStpaconntt,  SePPttan"]  is 
related  to  Sebago,  from  the  Abnaki, 
Bt»b<kt>,  "lamer,eaufaMe,"Rafles,  (but 
hraeki/t  water,  rather  than  /alt,  per- 
haps), the  equivalent  of  ^\\fi/il%ftippog, 
ufed  in  JamuWU  13,  for  "  fait  water." 
The  Indians  of  MalfachufetU  had  no 
word  tat  fait.  So;  by  itfelf,  fignlfies 
uftially, " four";  hence,  doubtlefs, " dif- 
agreeable,""iU-tafted." 


v 


95 


— 'S-.  <5 


[»9l 


ready  to  aflift  them  in  getting  over  the  River.  Proceed- 
ing in  their  March,  they  crofled  another  River,"*  and 
opened  a  great  Bay,"*  where  they  might  fee  many  Miles 
along^lhore,  where  were  Sands  and  Flats;  and  hearing  a 
great  noife  below  them  towards  [29]  the  Sea.  They  dif- 
mounted  their  Horfes,  left  them  and  crep'd  among  the 
buihes,  until  they  came  near  the  bank,  and  faw  a  vaft 
company  of  Indians^  of  all  Ages  and  Sex5,  fome  on  Horfe- 
back  running  races,  fome  at  Foot-ball,"*  fome  catching 
Eels  &  Flat-filh  in  the  water,  fome  Clamming,  &c.  but 
which  way  with  fafety  to  find  out  what  Indians  they  were, 
they  were  at  a  lofs.  But  at  length,  retiring  into  a  thicket, 
Mr.  Church  hollowM  to  them;  they  foon  anfwered  him, 
and  a  couple  of  fmart  young  Fellows,  well  mounted,  came 
upon  a  full  Career  to  fee  who  it  might  be  that  call'd,  and 
came  juft  upon  Mr.  Church  before  they  difcovered  him; 


*"  In  the  abfence  of  any  tradition 
identifying  thie  ftream,  and  deciding 
merely  by  ijiy  linowledge  of  tlw  tocali- 
tiet,  I  conceive  this  to  have  been  what 
is  now  ciilled  "Mill  Creelc,"  emptying 
into  Aucoot  Cove  — which  it  the  firit 
inlet  on  the  coaft  fouth-weftof  Sippican 
HwchoT, 

*u  If  I  am  right  in  the  identification 
of  Mill  Creek  at  the  ftream  tail  referred 
to,  after  Church  pafled  over  it,  a  prog^ 
reft  of  left  than  a  mile  would  enable 
him  to  loolc  out  by  the  fouth-eaftem 
extremity  of  Charles  Neck  and  the 
overlapping  Butter't  Point  of  Great 
Neck  (a  mile  and  a  half  Airther  eaft), 
and  to  "open"  Buuard's  Bay,  which 


here  hat  a  breadth  ot  fix  or  feven  milet ; 
while  it  would  give  him  fight  of  a 
long  coaft  diftanoe  down  what  it  now 
theeaftem  and  fouthern  Ihore  of  Matta- 
poifett  I  judge,  therefore,  that  the 
fandt  and  flatt  on  which  Awaflionkt 
and  her  Indiant  were  now  encamped 
were  thofe  between  Aucoot  Cove  and 
Angelica  Point,  or  between  Angelica 
Point  and  Ned't  Point,  in  Mattapoifett 
aforefaid. 

«■  "  A  game  of  football  in  which  he 
wat  expert,  or  of  quoitt,  or  a  wreltling* 
bout,  or  a  dance  in  which  women  did 
not  mingle,  afforded  fome  occafional 
variety."  [Palfre/t  Hi/I.  AT.  if.  i :  33 ; 
Schoolcraft't  Uift,  Imd.  Trihn,  lit  78.] 


96 


?--x- 


liver.  Procecd- 
er  River,"*  and 
fee  many  Miles 
;;  and  hearing  a 
Sea.  They  dif- 
ep'd  among  the 
and  faw  a  vaft 
fome  on  Horfe- 
'  fome  catching 
nming,  &c.  but 
iians  they  were, 
ig  into  a  thicket, 
I  anfwered  him, 
1  mounted,  came 
\  that  call'd,  and 
difcovered  him; 

th  ot  fix  or  feTen  milet ; 
give  him  fight  of  a 
loe  down  what  it  now 
luthftrn  ihore  of  Matta- 
e,  therefore,  that  the 
on  which  Awaflionlca 
were  now  encamped 
Mn  Aucoot  Cove  and 
or  between  Angelica 
Point,  in  Mattapoifett 

r  football  in  which  he 
quoits,  or  a  wreltling*  < 
in  which  women  did 
rded  fome  occaiional 
xf%Hi0.  N.BA'.zis 
\lnd.  rrt-»«f,  lit  78.] 


[    29] 


r 

I         but  when  they  perceived  themfelves  fo  near  Englijh  Men, 
I  and  Arm*d,  were  much  furprized,  and  tack'd  ftiort  about 

I  to  run  as  faft  back  as  they  came  forward,  until  one  of  the 

fl  Men  in  the  buihes  call'd  to  them,  and  told  them  his  Name 

I  was  Churchy  and  need  not  fear  his  hurting  of  them.    Upon 

I  which,  after  a  fmall  paufe,  they  turned  about  their  Horfes, 

and  came  up  to  him;  one  of  them  that  could  fpeak  Engti/hf 
Mr.  Church  took  afide  and  examinM,  who  inform'd  him, 
That  the  Indians  below  were  Awa/honksy  and  her  com- 
pany, and  that  Jack  Havens  was  among  them;  whom  Mr. 
Church  immediately  fent  for  to  come  to  him,  and  order'd 
the  Meffenger  to  inform  Awa/honks  that  he  was  come  to 
meet  her;  yack  Havens  foon  came,  and  by  that  time  Mr. 
Church  had  ask'd  him  a  few  Qjieftions,  and  had  been  fat- 
is  fyed  by  him,  That  it  was  Awa/honksy  and  her  company 
that  were  below,  and  that  Jack  had  been  kindly  treated  by 
them;  a  company  of  Indians  all  Mounted  on  Horfe-back, 
and  well  Arm*d  came  riding  up  to  Mr.  Churchy  but  treated 
him  with  all  dew  refpe6ks.    He  then  order'd  ^ack  to  go 
tell  Awq/honksy  that  he  defigned  to  Sup  with  her  in  the 
Evening,  and  to  lodge  in  her  Camp  that  Night.    Then 
taking  fome  of  the  Indians  with  him,  he  went  back  to  the 
River  to  take  care  of  Mr.  Howland'.^  Mr.  Church  being 
a  Mind  to  try  what  Mettal  he  was  made  of,  imparted  his 
notion  to  the  Indians  that  were  with  him,  &  gave  them 
direaions  how  to  aft  their  parts;  when  he  came  pretty 

«»  It  would  be  four  and  a  half  or  five     Mr.  Howland,  with  hit  referve  of  two 
milea  back  to  Sippican  River,  where     men,  had  been  left. 
13  97 


M';*' 


■I 


'^jt^i^g4'*^^-?-y^.-'-:::'j-"  H»i<V-^;\^ ^ 


Pi>?S^:]r.-^iiT"-Tii^-**--|i'-'''-^-''-'g^'-  ■"'i^''ii^---t'.  ■ 


^ 


[30] 

near  the  Place,  he  and  his  Engli/k  Men  pretendedly  fled, 
firing  on  their  retreat  towards  the  Indians  that  purfued 
them,  and  they  firing  as  fail  after  them.  Mr.  Howlana 
being  upon  his  guard,  hearing  the  Guns,  and  by  &  by  fee- 
ing the  motion  both  of  the  Engliflt  and  Indians^  concluded 
his  friends  were  diftreffed,  was  foon  on  the  full  Career 
on  Horfe-back  to  meet  them,  until  he  perceiving  their 
laughing  miftrufted  the  Truth.  As  foon  as  Mr.  Church 
had  given  him  the  News,  they  hafted  away  to  Awq/honks, 
Upon  their  arrival,  they  were  immediately  conducted  to  a 
ihelter,  open  on  one  fide,  whither  Awq/honks  and  her 
chiefs  foon  came  &  paid  their  Refpe£ts:  and  the  Multi- 
tudes gave  fliouts  as  made  the  heavens  to  ring.  It  being 
now  about  Sun-fetting,  or  near  the  dusk  of  the  Evening; 
The  Netops"*  came  running  from  all  quarters  loaden  with 
the  tops  of  dry  Pines,  &  the  like  combuftible  matter 
making  a  hugh  pile  thereof,  near  Mr.  Churches  ihelter,  on 
the  open  fide  thereof:  but  by  this  time  Supper  was 
brought  in,  [30]  in  three  diflies,  tfiz,  a  curious  young  Bafs, 
in  one  dilh.  Eels  &  Flat-fifh  in  a  fecond,  and  Shell-fifh  in 
a  third,  but  neither  Bread  nor  Salt  to  be  feen  at  Table. 
But  by  that  time  Supper  was  over,  the  mighty  pile  of  Pine 


*>*  See  note  143,  aut«.  The  word  in- 
tends firiendljr  Indiani.  Mr.  Drake  fug- 
gefts  here  that  the  term  may  be  equiva- 
lent to  Samuop  (citing  Winthrop  {your' 
naif  i>  49]«  and  Hubbard  IGtm.  J/iii, 
N.B.,  353] ;  though  the  latter  has  Son' 
m/) :  but  Mr.  Trumbull  fajrs,  *'  Sannop 
had,  with  the  Indians,  a  more  reilriAed 


98 


and  a  definite  application  (though  it 
was  fometimes  ufed  bjr  the  Engliih,  as 
equivalent  to  JV//(!j>,  or 'Indian')'  It 
iignified '  a  brave,'— v/r,  as  diftinguilhed 
iVom  kamo;  and  was  never  applied  bjr 
an  Indian  to  a  fortigntr,  or  except  to 
the  warriors  of  his  own  nation  or 
tribe."    [Drake's  C4«re4  (ad  ed.),  91.] 


%•  >v' 


pretendedly  fled, 


tans  that  purfued 
m.  Mr.  Howlana 
and  by  &  by  fee- 
'ndianSi  concluded 
n  the  full  Career 
!  perceiving  their 
tn  as  Mr.  Church 
my  to  Awaflionks, 
sly  condufted  to  a 
vaflumks  and  her 
i:  and  the  Multi- 
to  ring.  It  being 
:  of  the  Evening; 
irters  loaden  with 
>mbuftible  matter 
hurches  Ihelter,  on 
ime  Supper  was 
irious  young  Bafs, 
y  and  Shell-fifli  in 
be  feen  at  Table, 
tighty  pile  of  Pine 

application  (though  it 
I  ufed  bjr  the  Engliih,  aa 
mtop,  or  'Indian')-  It 
ftt—vir,  aa  diftinguilhed 
id  waa  neyer  applied  bjr 
I  fortigntr,  or  except  to 
of  hi*  own  nation  or 
B'a  Chmrck  (ad  ed.)t  91O 


[30] 

Knots  and  Tops,  &c.  was  fired,  and  all  the  Indians  great 
and  fmall  gathered  in  a  ring  round  it.    Awajhonks  with 
the  oldeft  of  her  People  Men  and  Women  mix'd,  kneeling 
down  made  the  firft  ring  next  the  Are,  and  all  the  lufty, 
(lout  Men  ftanding  up  made  the  next;  and  then  all  the 
Rabble  in  a  confufed  Crew  furrounded  on  the  out-fide. 
Then  the  chief  Captain  ftepM  in  between  the  rings  and  the 
fire,  with  a  Spear  in  one  hand  and  an  Hatchet  in  the 
other,  danced  round  the  fire,  and  began  to  fight  with  it, 
making  mention  of  all  the  feveral  Nations  &  Companies  of 
Indians  in  the  Country  that  were  Enemies  to  the  Engli/h; 
&  at  naming  of  every  particular  Tribe  of  Indians,  he 
would  draw  out  &  fight  a  new  fire  brand,  &  at  his  finifh- 
ing  his  fight  with  each  particular  fire-brand,  would  bow  to 
him  and  thank  him;   and  when  he  had  named  all  the 
feveral  Nations  and  Tribes,  and  fought  them  all  he  fluck 
down  his  Spear  and  Hatchet,  and  came  out;  and  another 
flept  in  and  afted  over  the  fame  dance,  with  more  fury,  if 
poflible,  than  the  firft;   and  when  about  half  a  dozen  of 
their  chiefs  had  thus  afted  their  parts.  The  Captain  of  the 
Guard  ftept  up  to  Mr.  Church  and  told  him,  Thty  were 
making  Souldiers  for  him,  and  what  they  had  been  doing 
was  all  one  Swearing  0/ them^^  and  having  in  that  manner 


■I*  "The  principle  of  enliftment  is 
fufficientljr  well  preferved. . . .  Each  war- 
rior that  rifes  and  joins  the  wai^dance, 
thereby  becomes  a  volunteer  for  the  trip. 
He  arms  and  equips  himfelf;  he  pro- 
vides his  own  fultenance ;  and  when  he 
fteps  out  into  the  ring,  and  dances, 


he  chants  his  own  fong,  and  is  greeted 
with  redoubling  yells.  Thefe  ceremo- 
nies are  tantamount  to '  enliftment,'  and 
no  jroung  man  who  thus  comes  forward 
can  honorably  withdraw."  iSckool' 
crofti  Information  rtfpeSing  the  In- 
dian Tribu  of  the  U.S.  vol.  ii :  59,  60.] 


[  30  ] 

ingaged  all  thi  lufiy  ft<mt  nun,  Awa/honks  &  her  chiefs 
came  to  Mr.  Church',  and  told  h.m,  That  new  they  wer0 
all  ingagtd  to  fight  for  thi  EngUfli,  and  h$  might  call  forth 
all,  or  any  of  thm  at  any  Hnu  as  hifaw  occafion  to  fight 
thi  Enemy,  and  prefented  him  with  a  very  fine  Firelock. 
Mr.  Church  accepts  their  offer,  drew  out  a  number  of 
them,  and  fet  out  next  Morning  before  day  for  Plymouth, 
where  they  arrived  fafc  the  fame  day. 

The  Governour  being  informed  of  it,  came  early  to 
Town  next  Morning :  and  by  that  time  he  had  Engli/h 
Men  enough  to  make  up  a  good  Company,  when  joyned 
with  Mr.  Churchis  Indians,  that  offered  their  Voluntary 
Service  to  go  under  his  Command  in  quell  of  the  Enemy. 
The  Governour  then  gave  him  a  Commiflion,  which  is  as 

follows,  '     ]  J 

CAptain  Benjamin  Church,  you  an  hereby  NomtnaUd, 
Ordered,  Commijfion'd,  and  Impowred  to  raife  a  Com- 
pany of  Volunteers  of  about  200  Men,  Englilh  a«rf  Indians; 
the  Engli/h  not  exceeding  the  number  of  60,  of  which  Com- 
pany, orfo  many  of  them  as  you  can  obtain,  orfitaUfeecaufe 
atprefent  to  improve,  you  are  to  take  the  command  and  con- 
dua,  and  to  lead  them  forth  now  and  hereafter,  atfuch  ttme, 
and  unto  fuch  places  within  this  Colony,  or  elfe  where,  within 
tlu  confederate  Colonies,  as  you  fltaU  think  fit:  to  difcowr, 
purfue,  fight,  furprize,  d^roy,  or  fubdue  our  Indian  Ene- 
niL,  or  any  part  or  partus  of  them  that  by  the  Providence 
of  God  you  may  meet  with;  or  them  or  any  of  them  by 
treaty  and  compofition  to  receive  to  mercy,  if  you  fee  reafon 

100 


[31  ] 


i  I 


mJis  &  her  chiefs 
\ai  now  they  were 
might  call  forth 
occafion  to  fight 
rery  fine  Firelock, 
out  a  number  of 
day  for  Plymouth, 

it,  came  early  to 
le  he  had  Englijh 
)any,  when  joyned 
d  their  Voluntary 
Left  of  the  Enemy, 
niffion,  which  is  as 

h^eby  Nominated, 
red  to  raife  a  Com' 
;nglilha«Mf  Indians; 

do,  of  which  Com' 
\in,  orfhallfet  caufe 
t  command  and  con- 
'eafter,  atfuch  time, 
or  elfe  where,  within 
ink  fU;  to  dif cover, 
\u  our  Indian  Ene- 
%t  by  the  Providence 

or  any  of  them  by 
y,  if  you  fee  reafon 


{provided  they  be  not  Murderous  Rogues,  or  fuch  as  have 
been  principal  Actors  in  thofe  Villanies\)  Andforafmuch  as 
your  Company  may  be  uncertain,  and  [31]  the  Perfons  often 
changed.  You  are  alfo  hereby  impowred  with  advice  of  your 
Company  to  chufe  and  Commijfionate  a  Lieutenant,  and  to 
e/lablifli  Setjetnts,  and  Corporals  as  you  fee  caufe:  And 
you  herein  improving  your  b^  Judgment  and  difcretion  and 
utmo/i  ability,  faithfully  to  Serve  the  Intere/l  of  God,  His 
Majeft^%  Intereft,  and  the  Interefi  of  the  Colony  ;  and  care- 
fully  governing  your  faid  Company  at  home  and  abroad: 
theft fhall  be  unto  you  full  and  ample  Commijfion,  Warrant 
and  Difcharge,  Given  under  the  Publick  Seal,  this  i^th 
Day  of  July,  1676."' 

P^r  Jof.  Winflow,  GOV. 


*"  Then  is  a  miftalw  in  the  infertion 
of  thU  commiAon  here,  not  unnatural 
when  the  lapfc  of  time  befora  the  record 
was  made,  it  talien  into  the  account. 
Thit  ii  not  tlie  commifllon  which 
Church  flrft  received,  and  on  which  he 
flrft  went  out  (aa  Judge  Davit  thought, 
inftrring  a  mi<)>rint  in  the  date,  of  tlie 
a4th  for  the  14th  [Morton't  Mtmorial, 
449]  )  t  but  that "  enlarged  **  one  which 
waa  afterwardt  given  him.  Thit  it  ob- 
▼iout,  flrft,  ftom  itt  date.  If  Church 
arrived  at  Plymouth  on  Fridajr,  7  Juljr 
(fee  note  304),  he  muft  have  found 
Awaihonkt  at  Mattapoifett  on  Saturdajr, 
8  Juljr,  and  returned  to  Pljrmouth  on 
Sunda/,  the  9th;  in  which  cafe  the 
Governor  came  to  town  and  oommif- 
fioned  him  on  Monday,  the  loth  Juljr, 
and  he  fet  off  "  the  fame  night  into  the 


woodt,"  on  hit  flrft  expedition  at  Cap- 
tain. There  are  no  data  for  abfoiute 
certainty  at  to  thit.  But  the  Colony 
Recordt  make  it  clear  that  he  muft 
have  been  out  on  at  leaft  one  AicceiT- 
All  expedition  before  the  twtnty-foeomd 
of  July,  becaufe  they  contain  a  Court 
order  of  that  date,  that  ail  voluntcert 
taking  prifonera  "  fliall  haue  the  one 
halfe  of  them  for  theire  paint  and  ven- 
ture, flrom  the  day  of  the  date  heerof, 
incMUing  tkofi  frffoHtn  mf/h«  h/l 
hrougkl  lie  by  Btujamiut  Church  and 
hi*  ctmpmmit."  \Plym,  Cot.  Mte.  v: 
307.]  The  Rev.  Mr.  Walley,  alfo, 
writing  to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Cotton  [Davit't 
Morton't  Mtmorial,  p.  449]  under  date 
of  18  July,  1676,  fayt,  "  I  am  glad  of 
the  fucceft  Ben.  Church  hath;  it  it  the 
good  fruit  of  the  coming  in  of  Indiana 


\ 


101 


!■! 


1 


.gmm 


weitttiiitmmi/siiiiistiiMA^  ■" 


[31  ] 


Receiving  CommlOlon,  he  Marched  the  fame  Night  Into 
the  Woods,  got  to  MiddUbtrry^*  before  day,"  and  as  foon 
as  the  light  appeared,  took  Into  the  Woods  and  Swampy 
thicketo,  towards  a  place  where  they  had  fome  rcafon  to 
expea  to  meet  with  a  parcel  of  Narragan/tl  Indians^  with 
fome  others  that  belonged  to  Mount-hopi'.  Coming  near 
to  where  they  expeded  them,  Capt.  Church' t  Indian 
Scout  difcovered  the  Enemy,  and  well  obfcrving  their 
fires,  and  poftures,  Returned  with  the  intelligence  to  their 
Captain,  who  gave  fuch  direftions  for  the  furrounding  of 
them,  as  had  the  direa  effect;  furpriiing  them  from 
every  fide  fo  unexpeaedly,  that  they  were  all  taken,  not  fo 
.  much  as  one  efcaped.  And  upon  a  ftrick  examination, 
they  gave  intelligence  of  another  parcel  of  the  Enemy,  at 


to  utt  ttioA  thtt  eom«  In  are  conquered 
and  help  to  conquer  othera."  But 
Church  had  done  nothing  in  thia  cam- 
paifn  which  could  be  fo  referred  to. 
pravioua  to  hia  fetting  off  into  the 
wooda,  here  tfcliwn  of.  Therefore  Mr. 
Walley  rouft  refer  to  the  refulta  of  thIa 
expedition  to  Namaaket  and  Monponfet, 
which  muft,  hy  confequence,  hare 
token  place  between  the  loth  and  i8th 
of  July.  It  will  be  ten,  alfo,  ftirther 
on,  that  Church  twice  ftatea  that  he 
kept  up  thia  guerrilla  warfare  "feveral 
wceka";  and  then  procecda  to  narrate, 
H  If  taking  place  Aibfequentljr,  hia  fet- 
ting out  for  Bridgewater  in  purAilt  of 
Philip;  which,  by  hia  account,  waa  on 
Sundaj,  30th  Juljr.  If  hU  «rft  expedi- 
tion waa,  aa  I  Aiggeft  abore,  on  Mon- 
day, the  loth,  only  tkrt  weeka  would 


interreno  to  make  good  hia  "  fltveral." 
Then,  in  the  fecond  place,  the  very 
terma  of  the  commifflon  itfelf  Ihow  that 
it  waa  that  "  enlarged  "  one  to  which  he 
fubfequently  refera ;  becaul'e  it  glTea  him 
authority  to  "  commilllonate  ofRcera 
under  him,"  to  "march  aa  far  aa  he 
ihould  fee  caulb,  within  the  limiU  of 
the  three  United  Coloniea,"  to  "  receive 
to  mercy,  give  quarter  or  not,  &c.  ftc." 
[See  p.  104.] 

w  JitUUhb»r»mgk  la  a  very  large 
town,  whofe  eaftem  boundary  ia  about 
10  milea  weft  of  the  village  of  Plymouth. 
NmmmfittuM  Ita  Indian  name,— ftom 
mmmmi, "  «lh";  mamat-okkt-mt,  "  at  the 
flfli-plaoe'*t  that  portion  of  the  town 
which  ftill  beara  the  name,  being  a  noted 
fifhing-place  among  the  Indiana. 

«•  Tuefday,  n  July,  i«l6? 


loa 


[3«  1 


fame  Night  into 
ay,"'  and  as  foon 
da  and  Swampy 
1  fome  rcafon  to 
i/Sr/  Indians^  with 
#:  Coming  near 
ChurcK%  Indian 
obrerving  their 
elligence  to  their 
te  furrounding  of 
zing  them  from 
;  all  taken,  not  fo 
ick  examination, 
of  the  Enemy,  at 

ilwfood  hU  "Avwd.** 
recond  place,  Um  vtrjr 
nmifllon  itAiribow  th«t 
larged  "  on*  to  which  he 
bra  t  bccaul'e  It  gWet  hint 
'  cominilllonale  ofBcera 
>  "inarch  aa  far  aa  he 
b,  within  the  llmiU  of 
d  Coloniea,"  to  "  receive 
quarter  or  not,  &c.  ftc." 

^rtugk  la  a  very  large 
litem  boundary  it  about 
the  Tillage  of  Pljmouth. 
tt«  Indian  name,— fVom 
m*m«»-okht-mt,  "  at  the 
lat  portion  of  the  town 
■  the  name,  being  a  noted 
mong  the  Indiana, 
iijulj,  1676? 


a  Place  called  Munpcn/et-Pond^  Capt  Chunk  haftning 
with  hii  Prifoneri,  thro'  the  Woods  to  Pfymouth,  difpofed 
of  them  all,  excepting  only  one  7if^y  who  proving  very 
ingenioui  &  faithful  to  him,  in  informing  where  other  par- 
cell  of  the  Indians  harboured  Capt.  Church  promifcd  him, 
that  if  he  continued  to  be  faithful  to  him,  he  rtiould  not  be 
Sold  out  of  the  Country,  but  Oiould  be  hii  waiting  man,  to 
take  care  of  hii  Horfe,  &c.  and  accordingly  he  Served 
him  faithfully  a«  long  at  he  lived. 

But  Capt  Chutxh  was  forth-wlth  fent  out  again;  and. 
the  Terms  for  his  incouragement  being  concluded  on:  vtM. 
That  ih4  Country  Jhould  find  thtm  Ammunition  &  Pro- 
vifion  /  &  havi  half  thi  Prifoners,  &  Arms,  they  took :  The 
Captain  and  his  Englifk  Souldiers  to  kave  tke  otker  half  of 
thi  Prifoners,  and  Arms ;  and  the  Indian  Souldiers  the  loofe 
Plunder,    Poor  incouragement!    But  after  fome  time  it 

was  mended. 

They  foon  Captivated  the  Munpon/etsJ^  and  brought  in, 
not  one  efcaping.    This  ftroke  he  held  feveral  Weeks, 


ftif/tmg)  pond  la  an  irregularlj  oblong 
ihect  of  water— perhapa  aTeraging  a 
mile  and  a  quarter  In  length  bj  three- 
quartan  of  a  mile  in  brtadth,  and  aU 
moft  divided  into  two  equal  parte  by  a 
tongue  of  land  running  down  IW>m  ita 
Bortliem  fliore  —  lying  in  tlie  northern 
portion  of  the  town  of  Halifax,  Mafi., 
near  to  ito  JunAion  with  Hanfon  and 
Pembroke,  and  about  10  milea  W.N. 
W.  firom  PljrroouUu    In  regard  to  Uw 


meaning  of  ite  name,  Mr.  Trumbull 
faya,  "  Monponftt  I  cannot  refolve." 

■>  I  think  Church  ufea  this  term  here 
to  deflgnate  that "  parcel "  of  the  "  Nar- 
raganfette  "  who  were  temporarily  en- 
camped  at  thia  notable  fllhing-piace, 
rather  than  to  indicate  that  there  waa 
any  hoftile  tribe  of  that  name  having  a 
permanent  reildence  fo  near  to  Ply- 
mouth, and  deriving  their  defignation 
ftom  this  pond.  I  And  no  trace  of  any 
■uch  tribe  in  the  records. 


103 


a<t'.   t    'MH 


lii'ltWfiWtWfcl  iiff^ilMOTmtitW  '"liH"'" 


I 


[>»] 


•^ 


never  returning  empty  handed.  When  he  wanted  intelli- 
gence of  their  Kennelling  Pl«cei|  he  would  March  to  fome 
place  likely  to  meet  with  fome  travellera  or  ramblers,  and 
fr  ittering  hit  Company,  would  lye  clofe;  and  feldom  lay 
ikix>ve  a  day  or  two,  at  the  moft,  before  fome  of  them 
would  fall  into  their  handi:  Whom  he  would  compel  to 
Inform,  where  their  Company  wai;  and  fo  by  hit  method 
of  fecret  and  fudden  furpricei  took  great  Numberi  of 
them  Prifonen."" 

The  Government  obferving  hit  extraordinary  courage 
and  condu6t,  and  the  fuccefi  from  Heaven  added  to  it, 
faw  caufe  to  inlarge  hii  Commiflion;  gave  him  power  to 
raife,  and  difmifs  hif  Forcei,  aa  he  Ihould  fee  occafion; 
[33]  to  Commiflionate  Officers  under  him,  and  to  March 
as  far  as  he  Ihould  fee  caufe,  within  the  limits  of  the  three 
United  Colonies:  to  receive  to  mercy,  give  quarter,  or 
not ;  excepting  fome  particular  &  noted  Murderers ;  v$m. 
PkiliPi  and  all  that  were  at  the  deftroying  of  Mr.  Clarion 
Garrifon,  and  fome  few  others" 

Major  Bradford  htxtig  now  at  Taunton  with  his  Army,"* 


*■  Th*  amutftiMnt  iiMiitioMd 
•bov«,  bjr  which  thoA  voluntMn  !«• 
ceiv«d  OM  half  of  the  tbIim  of  th« 
prifonera  uid  armt  which  wm«  taken, 
M  their  pajr  for  ftnrice  \  Ihedt  light  upon 
their  ei^edel  anxle^  to  capture  the 
•nemjr  alire. 

*■■  This  la  the  oommUBon  dated  a4th 
Julj,  and  Intcrted  on  p.  100.  On  the 
sift  July,  three  dajrs  before,  the  name* 
of  eleven  Indiana  were  placed  on  the 


Colonjr  Record  aa  *'  coepartenora  in  ite 
outrafa  coi&itted  att  William  C.>rii«'t 
houfe,  att  the  Belriuer,  la  March,  1676." 
[Plym.  C0I.  Jitt.  ▼ :  ao6.] 

■*  B/  the  Undnett  of  Mr.  Haven  oT 
the  Antiquarian  Society  In  Woroefter, 
and  of  Judge  CollaoMM*  of  Rojralton, 
Vt,  I  am  in  poflUBon  of  copiea  of  a 
letter  written  from  Taunton,  on  the  16th 
of  thia  month  bj  Anthonjr  Collamore, 
one  of  Bradford'e  arm/  there,  giving 


KH 


ie  wanted  intellt- 
d  March  to  fome 
or  ramblen,  and 
and  feldom  lay 
re  fome  of  them 
would  compel  to 
fo  by  his  method 
'eat  Number!  of 

ordinary  courage 
iven  added  to  it, 
ft  him  power  to 
iild  fee  occaiion; 
m,  and  to  March 
imits  of  the  three 
give  quarter,  or 
Murderen;  vtM. 
ig  of  Mr.  Clarion 

with  hif  Army,"* 

M  "cotpwttnen  in  i^; 
Id  fttt  Wiliiuv  C  wkM't 
ilriiMr,  I  a  March,  1676." 
r.  ▼  I  ao6.] 

idmrt*  of  Mr.  Hav«n  of 
I  Socit^  In  Worotfttr, 
}ollainof«  of  Ro/alton, 
ttUBon  of  copiM  of  a 
•III  Taunton,  on  tht  161I1 
tj  Anttwnj  Collamor*, 
il'a  arm/  tiMrt,  flvlag 


and  wanting  Provifiont;  fome  Carts  were  ordered  from 
PfymjMtA  for  their  fupply,  and  Capt.  CAttnA  to  guard 


Cantt  acwounl  ot  thalr  pfoetdurt.  aud 
(K*  idlng  a  illtia  llf  hi  upun  what  ha* 
bf  in  a  vtr/  obftura  portion  of  th«  war. 
A  4  Iha  l«tl«r  hat  n«Mr,  to  my  knowl* 
dga,  bMR    rinud,  '  Intkrt  It  In  Aill  1  — 

••  ' ,'  rroir,  IhU  July  jr*  16, 1476. 
[Sundajr.  ] 

"Diiuia  ANoLti*    iNuWira,— After 

"  my  kind  lova  to  }k  .  prafanUd  hopaing 

'  iimh  will  Ind  jrou  In  health,  at  blaflbd 

'be  Ood  I  am  at  wriling  horvof     80 

*  likawlfa  are  all  our  Situate  mfx  ti  y* 
'reft  ol  our  arm/.  Y*  feventh  [Mr. 
'  Haven't  copjr  makaa  thit  *  twelAh.' 
'  and  Judge  Collamore  qurrlet  whether 
'It  b«  'fiiventh'  or  Mwelfthi'  but  the 
■oonneAlon  tkron  the  former,]  da/  of 
'  thle  Inftant  wee  marched  from  tan- 
'ton  towardi  Swaniy  li  from  thence 
'to  Matopo/fiit»  [Oardner*!  neck,  fee 
'  note  49,  ««/tftt  It  (6  continued  In  /* 
'  perAiite  of  them  untlll  /*  fourteenth 
' da/  of  jr*  above-fald  Month;  and  wee 
'  haue  killed  k  taken  upwardt  of  a  hun* 
*dred  Indlani;  but  never  an  Englifli 
'  Man  daln  or  wounded,  onl/  one  or 
'  two  bewildered  In  y*  wood  k  fo  taken 

•  b/  y  enen  /  [  •  •  •   MS.  illegible 
*    *  1,  nor  have  we  an/  of  our 

'  Indians  uahie  or  wounded,  but  peter 
'Mahalen  has  a  (hiall  wound  in  his 
'bail/;  wre  intend  to  be  in  perAile  of 
'  Phillip  tomorrow  againe,  we  have  per* 
'  fried  him  fo  doib  /*  do  wee  almotl 
'  deltiaire  (  wee  have  followed  him  very 
'  eloie  from  (Vvamp  to  fVramp,  ib  /*  hie 
'  is  enlbroed  to  fl/  with  a  ver/  frnail 
'quantit/  of  men  with  him  bccaufe 

14  «oS 


wee  Ikall  not  Nnd  him  ouli   but  I 

hope  with  y*  Blefling  of  Ood  w«<3  rkali 

accompllik  our  deftre  /*   I*  to  take 

him  t  IhoAi  captlvet  /  wee  have  taken 

•    •    •    •    •    th<y  toll  ut  /  Robin 

Bradilh   k   Cornelia*  y    dole    Mr. 

Cufhen't  cow,  are  gon  doune  between 

our  town  k  hlngum  to  do  Mifihief 

there \  y*  ti* da/  of  Ihit  Inftant  th4re 

wat  about  a  too  Indian*  made  an  on* 

felt  on  tanton  1  the/  had  burnt  only 

two  out   huufet  for   there  wat  aoo 

Englifh    k    Indian*    there    prefeni, 

which  fruftratrd  them  of  their  de* 

(Ignei  fo  /*   they  have  killed  never 

a  man  tlierei  but  titey  have  killed 

one  man  Ance  1  pray  prefiinl  my  fer< 

vice  to  my  Uncle  k  Aunt  with  my  duty 

to  my  father  and  nwther  k  my  love 

to  my  children  k  brotlicr  k  After*  k 

y*   reft  of  my  friend*!   Sarg*    [Bar* 

kerf— Ueane'*  Scitumh,  119,  316]  It 

well  ilting  on  a  rock  eating  Biikett 

k  Cheefe  k  deftre*  to  be  remembered 

"  to  hi*  wife ;  Ihi*  being  all  at  prefeni 

"from 

*' Yo.  ever  Lo.  Ikiband, 

"Anthony  Collyimjcr. 
"  pray  toke  an  opportunity  to  gelt  two 
*'  bufhells  of  com  ground  while  y*  wa* 
••  tor  lefts. 

*'I  hope  there  in  no  fear  of  y*  In* 
"  dians  making  an  onfall  on  our  towne 
"at  prefeni." 

[Anthony  Collamore  wat  nephew  to 
Petor,  one  of  the  flrft  fettlert  of  Scitu- 
ate,  and  received,  by  hit  will,  a  ftiarc  of 
his  eftate.    Ke  mairied,  in  1666,  Sarah, 


i 


;i; 


iS-A*''Jt*!M<*v-«*t*-- 


..^" 


_..^^  ^^f^rs^V4»lf^-^9»mMf»4r*r  14 


n 


[3*] 

them."  But  he  obtaining  other  guards  for  the  Carts,  as 
far  as  MiddUborough,  ran  before  with  a  fmall  Company, 
hoping  to  meet  with  fome  of  the  Enemy,  appointing  the 
Carts  and  their  guards  to  meet  them  at  Nema/cuf*^ 
about  an  hour  after  the  Suns  rifing  next  Morning:  he 
arrived  there  about  the  breaking  of  the  day-light,  dif- 
covered  a  company  of  the  Enemy;  but  his  time  was  too 
Ihort  to  wait  for  gaining  advantage;  and  therefore  ran 
right  in  upon  them,  Surprized  and  Captivated  about  i6  of 
them:  who  upon  examination,  inform^,  That  Ti/paguinJ" 


one  of  the  twin  daughten  of  Ifaic 
Chittenden,  and  had  fire  childfcn 
(Mary,  Peter,  Sarah,  Martha,  Eliaa- 
beth).  He  was  loft  on  a  eoafting 
TOjrage  Aom  Scituate  to  Bofton,  i6 
Dec.,  1693,  on  a  ledge  of  rodu  off  Scit- 
uate beach,  which,  to  thii  dajr,  heart 
the  name  of  CoUamore'a  Ledge.  He 
was  oommander  of  the  militia  of  the 
town  at  the  time,  and  was  buried  "  un- 
der  arme."  —  [Deane'a  Seituatt,  339, 
340.] 

M  Thia  expedition  liwma  to  have 
taken  place  ao~37  Jul/.  Increafe  Ma- 
ther, writing  under  date  of  Saturday, 
M  Jul/,  fajrst  "This  week  alfo,  Capt 
Ckmreh,  of  PUmomtk,  with  a  finall  part/ 
oonfifting  of  about  18  Bmgfii/k  and  aa 
ludiatu  [Hubbard  (p.  too)  gives  die 
fame  as  the  number  of  the  party]  had 
four  feveral  engagements  with  the  ene- 
my, &&";  going  on  to  fpeak  of  the 
capture  of  TSalhq's  fquaw,  in  a  way  to 
identify  this  as  the  expedition  to  which 
he  refers.    IBri*/ Hijfory,  ^-1 

«•  See  note  aiS,  amU.    The  exaA 


place  in  iif  iddleborough  here  intended, 
I  flippofe  to  be,  fay  30  «»^»  »'»^« 
the  bridge  where  the  road  from  the 
Green  to  the  Four  Crtrners  croflfes  the 
Memasket  River;  where  were  rapids, 
and  near  which  is  now  the  Lower 
FaAory,  or  Star  Mills. 

«  Tifpaqmim  iTn/j^ofuim,  abbrev. 
from  Watm/paqmiu,  alias  the  Black 
Saektm)  was  Sachem  of  Affawompfett, 
the  tenritoiy  Airrounding  the  pond  of 
that  name  in  Middleborough.  He  re- 
ceived his  land  from  "  P»momiaipuJk, 
the  Pond  Sachem"  (who  was  probably 
his  fkther),  by  will  dated  39  Oa.,  1668. 
He  deeded  land,  9  Aug.,  1667,  to  Hen- 
ry Wood;  17  July,  1669,  with  his  fon 
William,  to  Experience  Mitchel  at  al.\ 
ID  June,  1670,  to  Edward  Gray;  30 
June,  167a,  to  Edward  Gray  and  Joflas 
Window;  in  1693,  to  John  Saufaman; 
II  Mar.,  1673,  to  Felix,  Saufaman's 
fon-in-law;  3  July,  1673,  to  Benjamin 
Chureh  and  John  Tompfoa;  33  Dec., 
1673,  to  Sauiaman's  daughter,  called 
J^wittough',  I  March,  i674-5>  he  and 


106 


J  ^!.t.i-.w  wt-tM«Wl*'«MWIl 


riin"liirniiiMWfmiiii''->aW<irto*»fe'^ 


.  Tr*  .-^^-^vv^^^^ViJiwflAf***!-  K 


for  the  Carts,  as 
fmall  Company, 
y,  appointing  the 
I  at  Nemafcut^ 
xt  Morning:  he 
le  day-light,  dif- 
his  time  was  too 
nd  therefore  ran 
(rated  about  i6  of 
rhat  Tifpaquin 


nr 


iborough  here  intendedt 
be,  fay  30  rodt  above 
«re  the  road  from  the 
■"our  Crtrnen  crofliet  the 
er{  where  were  rapidi, 
ch  ia  now  the  Lower 
ar  Mill!. 

i»  {Ti^faqHi»,  abbrev. 
tf»in,  allaa  the  Blatk 
lachem  of  Affawompfett, 
iirrounding  the  pond  of 
Middleborough.  He  re- 
d  from  "I^moutofiu/k, 
tem"  (who  was  probably 
will  dated  39  Oa.,  1668. 
d,  9  Aug.,  1667,  to  Hen- 
July,  1669,  with  his  fon 
q^enoe  Mitchel  0/  ai. ; 
I,  to  Edward  Gray;  30 
Edward  Gray  and  Joflas 
1693,  to  John  Saufaman; 
},  to  Felix,  Saufaman"* 
July,  1673,  to  Benjamin 
rohn  Tompfoa;  33  Dec., 
aman'a  daughter,  called 
I  March,  1674-5,  he  and 


[   32   ] 

a  very  famous  Captain  among  the  Enemy  was  at  Afa- 
wompfet^  with  a  numerous  Company. 

But  the  Carts  muft  now  be  guarded,  and  the  oppor- 
tunity of  vifiting  Ti/paquin  muft  now  be  laid  afide:  The 
Carts  are  to  be  faithfully  guarded,  left  Ti/paquid  Ihould 
attack  them. 

Coming  towards  Tauntony  Capt.  Church  taking  two 
Men  with  him,  made  all  fpeed  to  the  Town;  and  coming 
to  the  River  fide,""  he  hoUow'd,  and  inquiring  of  them  that 
came  to  the  River,  for  Maj.  Bradford,  or  his  Captains;  he 
was  informed,  they  were  in  the  Town,  at  the  Tavern.  He 
told  them  of  the  Carts  that  were  coming,  that  he  had  the 
cumber  of  guarding  of  them,  which  had  already  prevented 
his  improving  opportunities  of  doing  Service.  Pray*d 
therefore  that  a  guard  might  be  fent  over  to  receive  the 
Carts,  that  he  might  be  at  liberty;  refufing  all  invitations 
and  perfwafions,  to  go  over  to  the  Tavern,  to  vifit  the 


his  fon  William  bail  ToAmm— accufed 
(and  afterwards  conviAed)  of  Saufa- 
man's  murder— in  lands  to  the  value 
of  £100;  14  May,  167s,  they  fell  Aflk- 
wompiistt  neck  to  John  Tompfon  «t  al., 
as  a  fecurity  againft  the  claims  of 
others.  In  the  fpring  of  1676  he  was 
at  the  head  of  fome  300  men,  and  had 
a  hand  in  the  attempt  to  bum  Scituate, 
x>  April,  and  Bridgewater,  8  May. 
[iVjtM.  Cot.  Ree.  x\i:  239,  330,  335; 
v:  159;  Drake's  Booh  of  the  Imd.  193, 
194,  341,  343.] 

^  The  old  load  from  Middleborough 
to  Taunton,  on  which  Church  may  be 


piefumed  to  have  travelled,  took  fome- 
thing  of  the  general  courfe  now  taken 
by  the  Middleborough  and  Taunton 
R.R.,  running  fouth  of  that  eml-de-fae 
in  which  the  Taunton  River  enclofes  a 
fouth-ealt  portion  of  Raynham,  ftriking 
the  river  for  croffing  a  few  rods  above 
the  place  where  it  receives  Little 
River,  and  there  conneAing,  as  I  am 
informed,  with  what  is  now  Summer 
St  From  the  eaft  bank  of  the  river, 
where  he  now  "  hoUow'd,"  to  the  town 
and  the  "  Uvern,"  muft  have  been 
probably  a  third  of  a  mile,  or  a  little 
more. 


V 


wi 


iHifcrcrriiriWf't  k>^Jw^»*<«>-^'-«^| 


m^iiSSiiSii'^iM^smiM^i^^m^Mv<^mt'i.'i  ^ 


A 


[  33  ] 

Major:  he  at  length  obtained  a  guard  to  receive  the  Carts; 
by  whom  alfo  he  fent  his  Prifoners  to  be  convey'd  with 
the  Carts  to  Plymouth^  direfting  them  not  to  return  by  the 
way  they  came,  but  by  Bridgwater!'^ 

Haftening  back  he  purpofed  to  Camp  that  Night  at 
AJfawompfet  Neck."*  But  as  foon  as  they  came  to  the 
River  that  runs  into  the  great  Pond  thro'  the  thick  Swamp 
at  the  entering  of  the  Neck;""  th-  Enemy  fired  upon 
them,  but  hurt  not  a  Man.  Capt.  Churches  Indians  ran 
right  into  the  Swamp  and  fired  upon  them,  but  it  being  in 
the  dusk  of  the  Evening,  the  Enemy  made  their  efcape 
in  the  thickets:  The  Captain  then  moving  about  a  Mile 
into  the  Neck,  took  the  advantage  of  a  fmall  Valley  to 
feed  his  Horfes;  fome  held  the  Horfes  by  the  Bridles,  the 
reft  on  the  guard  look'd  iharp  out  for  the  Enemy,  within 
hearing  on  every  fide,  and  fome  very  near;  but  in  the 
dead  of  the  Night,  the  Enemy  being  out  of  hearing,  or 
ftill,  Capt.  Church  moved  out  of  the  Neck  (not  the  fame 
way  he  came  in,  leaft  he  (hoiild  be  Ambuf[33]cado*d) 


3"  The  roftd  from  Taunton  to  Plym- 
outh by  Bridgewater,  to  which  Church 
here  refers,  appears  to  have  taken  a  tol- 
erably ftraight  courfe  in  a  north-north- 
eafterly  direction  to  what  is  now  Weit 
Bridgewater,  and  then  bore  away  a 
little  fouth  of  eaft  toward  Plymouth— 
through  what  are  now  Halifax,  North 
Plympton,  and  Kingfton. 

^  The  land,  in  what  is  now  the  town 
of  Lakeville,  inclofed  between  Afla- 
wompfett  and  Great  Quitticas  Ponds 
on  the  eaft  and  north,  and  Long  Pond 


on  the  weft;  fome  four  miles  in  length, 
and  varying  from  two  miles  to  80  rods 
in  width.  This  narroweft  part  is  at 
the  northern  entrance  to  the  neck, 
where  Long  Pond  and  Aflawompfett 
come  near  together,  and  are  connected 
by  a  little  brook. 

<*>  The  bnxik  referred  to  in  the  laft 
note,  which  croffes  the  road  to  New 
Bedford  a  little  fouth  of  what  has  long 
been  known  as  Sampfon's  Tavern ;  now 
digniiied  as  the  Lakeville  Houfe. 


..>i»«rii 


ceive  the  Carts; 
!  convey'd  with 
to  return  by  the 

•  that  Night  at 
ley  came  to  the 
he  thick  Swamp 
emy  fired  upon 
:hes  Indians  ran 
a,  but  it  being  in 
ade  their  efcape 
ig  about  a  Mile 
fmall  Valley  to 
r  the  Bridles,  the 
e  Enemy,  within 
ear;  but  in  the 
it  of  hearing,  or 
k  (not  the  fame 
nbuf[33]cado*d) 

ne  four  miles  in  length, 
tn  two  mites  to  80  rods . 
I  narroweft  part  is  at 
intranoe  to  the  neck, 
and  and  Aflawompfett 
her,  and  are  connedted 

\  referred  to  in  the  laft 
iffcs  the  road  to  Mew 
fouth  of  .what  has  long 
Sampfon's Tavern;  now 
Lakeville  Houfe. 


[33] 

toward  Cujhnet^  where  all  the  Houfes  were  burnt;  and 
croffing  Cujhnet  River,""  being  extreamly  fategued,  with 
two  Nights  and  one  Days  ramble  without  Reft  or  Sleep; 
and  obferving  good  forage  for  their  Horfes,  the  Captain 
concluded  upon  baiting,  and  taking  a  Nap.    Setting  Six 
Men  to  watch  the  palTage  of  the  River,  two  to  watch  at  a 
time,  while  the  other  flept,  &  fo  to  take  their  turns;  while 
the  reft  of  the  Company  went  into  a  thicket  to  Sleep  under 
the  guard  of  two  Sentinels  more.    But  the  whole  Com- 
pany being  very  drowfy,  foon  forgot  their  danger,  and 
were  faft  a-fleep,  Sentinels,  and  all.    The  Captain  firft 
awakes,  looks  up,  and  judges  he  had  flept  four  Hours, 
which  being  longer  than  he  defigned,  immediately  roufes 
his  Company,  and  fends  away  a  file  to  fee  what  were 
become  of  the  watch  at  the  paflage  of  the  River,  but  they 
no  fooner  opened  the  River  in  fight,  but  they  difcovered  a 
company  of  the  Enemy  viewing  of  their  trads,  where  they 
came  into  the  Neck;"*  Capt  Church  and  thofe  with  him 
foon  difpers'd  into  the  brufli  on  each  fide  of  the  way, 


•■  Cufkntt  (Acm/kiut,  AecuJ^nteh, 
AeuJktHak,  Cu/kenah,  Cn/ktHttt)  was 
the  name  of  the  firft  fettlement  made  at 
the  head  of  Aculhnct  inlet,  three  miles 
north  of  New  Bedford,  where  the  river 
meets  the  tide.  It  is  about  iii  miles 
almoft  due  fouth  of  that  fpot  in  the 
neck  where  Church  paufed  to  feed  his 
horfes.  With  PoHmgamfett  and  Coak- 
fett  it  had  been  conftituted  a  townihip, 
named  Dartmouth,  8  June,  1664;  and 
burned  bj  the  Indians  in  the  fummer 


of  1675,  — as,  fee  note  109, ««/«.  [Plym. 
Col.  Rec.  iv :  65.] 

"•  They  came  down  on  the  eaft  fide 
of  the  river,  and,  where  it  runs  into  tide- 
water, croffed  to  the  weftem  fide,  on 
their  way  to  Ruffell's  garrifon  at  Pona- 
ganfet. 

»>  The  neck  between  the  great  cedar 
fwamp  and  the  Pafcamanfet  River,  on 
the  weft,  and  the  head  of  Acuihnet 
inlet  (now  New-Bedford  Harbor)  on 
the  eaft. 


109 


ir. 


vmmmmmf\ 


•!«»feijt*i(aMW«ii«SS«ite^  .**««^ 


-^ 


[33] 

while  the  file  fent,  got  undifcovered  to  the  paflfage  of  the 
River,  and  found  their  watch  all  fall  a  fleep:  but  thefe 
Tidings  thoroughly  awakened  the  whole  Company.  But 
the  Enemy  giving  them  no  prefent  difturbance,  they  ex- 
amined their  Snapfacks,  and  taking  a  little  refi-eihment, 
the  Captain  orders  one  party  to  guard  the  Horfes,  and  the 
other  to  Scout,"*  who  foon  met  with  a  Track,  and  follow- 
ing of  it,  they  were  bro't  to  a  fmall  company  of  ImUanSy 
who  proved  to  be  Little  Eyes,  and  his  Family,  and  near 
Relations,  who  were  of  So^konate,  but  had  forfaken  their 
Country  men,  upon  their  making  Peace  with  the  Englt/h, 
Some  of  Capt  Churches  Indians  asked  him,  1/  he  did  not 
know  that  Fellow?  Told  him,  This  is  the  Rogue  that 
would  have  killed  you  at  Awafhonks  Dance  ;**  and  fignified 
to  him  that  now  he  had  an  opportunity  to  be  revenged  on 
him.  But  the  Captain  told  them,  //  was  not  Engiyh-ntans 
fa/hion  to  feek  revenge  \  and  ihat  he  Jhould  have  the  fame 
quarter  the  reft  had.  Moving  to  the  River  fide,  they  found 
an  old  Canoo,  with  which  the  Captain  ordered  Little  Eyes 
and  his  company  to  be  carryed  over  to  an  Ifland;""  Telling 
him,  he  would  leave  him  ok  that  I/land  until  he  returned  \ 


h\ 


*■*  They  muft  have  fcouted  over  the 
ground  where  the  city  of  New  Bedford 
now  ftands. 

**  See  note  191  antt. 

■w  Probably  what  is  now  called  Palm* 
er's  Ifland,  on  which  the  inner  light- 
houfe  ftanda,  midway  of  the  channel, 
juft  as  it  narrows  between  Fair  Haven 
and  New  Bedford,  and  in  the  range  of 


the  fouthemmoft  wharves  of  the  latter. 
FiA,  Pope's,  and  Crow  Iflands,  nearly 
a  mile  fiirther  up,  would  not  have  en- 
abled Lightfoot  to  look  over  upon  Scon- 
ticut  neck,  as  he  feems  next  day  to  have 
done ;  but  the  narrow  entrance  to  that 
neck  is  in  plain  fight,  two  miles  due 
eaft  from  the  lower  extremity  of  Palm- 
er's. 


no 


U<»^UW^'i'^'>'f'f*'^'«4i««iMH-bl«4'.\; 


»>V'!-'--tt*T^<AtS  -_■ 


paflage  of  the 
;ep:  but  thefe 
)ompany.  But 
>ance,  they  ex- 
le  refreihment, 
iorfes,  and  the 
:k,  and  follow- 
ny  of  IndianSy 
mily,  and  near 

forfaken  their 
th  the  Engli/h, 
t  If  he  did  not 
he  Rogue  that 
"  and  fignified 
>e  revenged  on 
i  Englt^-ntans 

have  the  fame 
ide,  they  found 
red  Little  Eyes 
ind;«"  Telling 
II  he  returned  \ 


harves  of  the  Utter. 
Zxom  Iflands,  nearly 
would  not  haye  en- 
ook  over  upon  Scon- 
mt  next  day  to  have 
ow  entrance  to  that 
ght,  two  miles  due 
extremity  of  Palm- 


[34] 

and  left  the  Englifh  fhould  light  on  them^  and  kill  them,  he 
would  leave  his  coufin  Light-foot**  {whom  the  Englifli  knew 
to  be  their  Friend^  to  be  his  guard.    Little  Eyes  expreffed 
himfelf  very  thankful  to  the  Captain.    He  leaving  his 
orders  with  Light-foot^  returns  to  the  Rivers  fxde  towards 
Poneganfett  to  Ruftels  Orchard,""  coming  near  the  Orchard 
they  clap'd  into  a  thicket  and  there  lodg'd  the  reft  of  the 
Night  without  any  fire;    and  upon   the  Morning  light 
appearing,  moves  towards  the  Orchard,  difcovers  fome  of 
the  Enemy,  who  had  been  there  the  day  before,  and  had 
beat  down  all  the  Apples,  and  carryed  them  away;  dif- 
covered  alfo  where  they  had  lodg'd  that  Night,  and  faw 
the  ground  where  they  fet  their  baskets  bloody,  being  as 
they  fuppofed  and  as  it  was  afterwards  difcovered  to  be 
with  the  flefh  of  Swine,  &c,  which  they  had  killed  that 
day:  They  had  lain  under  [34]  the  Fences  without  any 
fires  J  and  feem'd  by  the  marks  they  left  behind  them  to 
be  very  numerous,  perceived  alfo  by  the  dew  on  the  grafs 
that  they  had  not  been  long  gone;  and  therefore  mov'd 
a-pace  in  purfuit  of  them.    Travelling  three  Miles,  or 
more,  they  came  into  the  Country  Road,  where  the  track 
parted,  one  parcel  fteered  towards  the  Weft  end  of  the 
great  Cedar  Swamp,  and  the  other  to  the  Eaft  end."*" 


"*  LigUfoot  appear*  to  have  been 
one  of  Awaihonka'  Indians  who  volun- 
teered at  MatUpoifet  (p.  99)*  Church 
afterwards  gave  him  the  title  of  cap- 
tain. He  fought  with  Church  in  the 
firft  expedition  eaft,  in  1689. 
See  note  tie,  amte. 


MA  The  three  miles  feem  to  have 
brought  them  near  to  what  is  now 
known  as  the  village  of  North  Dart- 
mouth. The  eaftem  path  Ikirting  the 
fwamp  ran  over  toward  Acuftinet;  the 
weftem  would  feem  to  have  led  up  near 
where  Turner's   Mills  now  ftand,  on 


III 


■1; 


K> 


;15«' 


6 


SBfiS^SBSESSIFS^?^ 


^HA 


:1i>?-- 


B3aMUi«< 


■«M«a«it<9«in<sM«a'ii*^' 


[34] 


The  Captam  halted  and  told  his  Indian  Souldiers,  That 
fhey  k*d  hard  as  will  as  hi^  what  /ome  Men  had  /aid  at 
Plytjwuth  about  thm,  &c.  That  now  was  a  good  oppor- 
t>^]nty  fhr  each  party  to  prove  them/elves :  The  Track  being 
divided  they  Jhould  follow  one,  and  the  Englijh  the  other, 
being  equal  in  number.  The  Indians  declined  the  Motion, 
and  WiiTC  not  willing  to  move  any  where  without  him; 
faid,  they  Jhould  not  think  them/elves  fa/e  without  him.  But 
the  Captain  infifting  upon  it,  they  fubmitted;  he  gave  the 
Indians  their  choice  to  follow  which  track  they  pleafed; 
they  replyed.  They  were  Ught  and  able  to  Travel,  therefore 
if  he  pleafed  they  would  take  the  Weft  Track.  And  ap- 
pointing the  Ruins  of  John  Cooks  Houfe  at  Cu/hnet^  for 


the  vcftern  fld«  of  the  Ptfcamanftt 
River,  toward  SsAuiuin't  Pond.  The 
diAanoe  round  to  the  rendetvout  at 
AcuAnet,  by  the  latter,  wa»  much  the 
greater,  and  on  this  account  the  Indians 
chofe  it,  becaufe  "tbejr  were  light  and 
able  to  travel." 

•u  yokm  Co9lM  was  fon  of  Francis, 
and  came  in  the  Majikmer  with  his 
father;  married  a8  March,  1634,  Sarah, 
daughter  of  Richard  Warren ;  was  dea- 
con of  (the  Pljrmouth  Church,  but  was 
etSi.  out,  in  the  latter  part  of  Mr.  Rej- 
user's  miniftry,  for  "having  been  the 
author  of  much  diflbnfion  and  divifion, 
and  for  afterwards  running  into  feAa- 
rian  and  anabaptiftical  principles"! 
had  a  grant  of  land  in  Dartmouth,  in 
June,  1664;  became  one  of  the  firft 
fcttlers  of  Acuflinet;  was  deputy  from 
th«i«  in  1666,  1667,  1668,  1673,  1674, 
1675,  1678,  1679.  »«*>,  1681,  1683,  and 


1686  {  was  authorised  as  a  magiftrate 
thera  in  1667,  1684,  and  1689;  had  a 
controverfjr  with  fome  of  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Dartmouth  in  regard  to  "  Ram 
Idand,"  which  was  fetUed  bj  the  Court, 
I  Jul/,  1673;  died  at  Dartmouth,  33 
Nov.,  1695,  probably  the  onljr  one  of  the 
paffengers  on  board  the  Majllower  who 
lived  through  the  entire  exiftence  of  the 
Pljrmouth  Colony  I  Backus  fays  he  be- 
came a  Baptift  minifter  and  "preached 
the  doctrine  of  eleAion,  with  the  other 
doArines  of  fovereign  grace  in  Dart- 
mouth fbr  a  number  of  years";  and 
thinks  he  founded  the  Baptift  Church, 
near  the  borders  of  Tiverton  and  Dart- 
mouth, in  1685.  His  houfe— whofe  ruins 
are  here  referred  to— was  fituated  on  the 
Fair-Haven  fide  of  the  Acuflinet,  about 
a  mile  north  of  the  New-Bedford  and 
Fair-Haven  Bridge,  and  about  a  third 
of  a  mile  eaft  of  the  river,  in  what  is 


113 


ss|p 


V  SouldiirSf  That 
Men  had  /aid  at 
vas  a  good  oppor- 
The  Track  being 
Englijh  the  other^ 
lined  the  Motion, 
ere  without  him; 
vithout  him.  But 
itted;  he  gave  the 
'ack  they  pleafed; 
»  Travelf  therefore 
Trtuk,  And  ap- 
e  at  Cu/hnet^  for 

ithoriwd  M  ■  mtgiftrate 
,  1684,  and  1689;  had  a 
ith  foim  of  the  inhabi- 
nouth  in  regard  to  "  Ram 
was  fettled  hj  the  Court, 
died  at  Dartmouth,  aj 
obabljr  the  onljr  one  of  the 
board  the  Majrilower  who 
the  entire  exiftence  of  the 
onjr  I  Baclras  fa>  •  he  be- 
i  minifter  and  "preached 
)f  eleAion,  with  the  other 
RoTereign  grace  in  Dart- 
number  of  jeare";  and 
nded  the  Baptift  Church, 
!rt  of  Tiverton  and  Dart- 
;.  Hit  houfe—whofe  ruins 
9d  to— was  fltuated  on  the 
de  jf  the  Acuihnet,  about 
of  the  New-Bedford  and 
ridge,  and  about  a  third 
:  of  tlie  river,  in  what  is 


[34] 

the  place  to  meet  at ;  each  Company  fet  out  briskly  to  try 
their  Fortunes.  Capt.  Church  with  his  Englijh  Soldiers 
followed  their  Track  until  they  came  near  entring  a  miery 
Swamp,  when  the  Capt.  heard  a  Whiftle  in  the  Rear, 
(which  was  a  note  for  a  halt)  looking  behind  him,  he  faw 
William  Fobes^*^  ftart  out  of  the  Company  and  made 
towards  him,  who  haden'd  to  meet  him  as  fail  as  he 
could;  Fobes  told  him  they  had  difcovered  abundance  of 
Indiansy  and  if  he  pleafed  to  go  a  few  (leps  back  he  might 
fee  them  himfelf :  he  did  fo,  and  faw  them  a-crofs  the 
Swamp,  obferving  them,  lie  perceived  they  were  gather- 


now  called  "  Brimblecome's  Orchard." 
The  ilte  is  almoft  dircAly  oppoflte  the 
houfe  of  Mr.  J.  M.  flowland  now  ftand- 
ing,  and  is  a  few  rods  fouth  of  the 
Woodfids  Cemetery.  A  btock-houfe 
alfo  ftood  upon  his  land,  perhaps  half 
way  from  his  houfe  to  the  river.  His 
farm  was  bounded  on  the  weft  bj  the 
Acuihnet,  and  ran  back  toward  the  eaft 
a  mile  and  a  half  or  more,  and  north 
and  fouth  at  leaft  as  far,  his  houfe  be- 
ing pretty  nearly  in* the  center  of  it 
north  and  fouth.  [Savage's  G««.  DiS. 
i:  447;  Plym.  Col.  R»e.  iv:  67,  laa, 
i-A  153,  163,  180;  v:  93,  97, 114,  144, 
i65>  356;  vi:  10,  36,  61,  106, 147,  186, 
ai7;  Ricketfon's  Hift.  New  Btdford, 
35>  314 :  Backus's  Hijt.  N.  B.  ii :  16, 18 ; 
Abridgment  of  do.  135  ;  MS.  letters 
from  Mr.  P.  B.  Dexter  and  Mr.  Geo.  H. 
Taber.] 

>*■    William   Fohu  {Fobbtt,   Vobei, 
Forbu)  was  the  fourth  fon  of  /ohn 
Fobes  (and  Conftant,  fifter  of  Experi- 
ence Mitchel),  who  was  one  of  the  early 
IS  I 


fettlers  at  Ddxbury,  and  fubfequently 
one  of  the  original  proprietors  of 
Bridgewater,  where  he  fettled  and  died 
about  1661.  M'illiam  married,  about 
1667,  Eliiabeth,  youngeft  daughter  of 
Conftant  Southworth  of  Duxbury,  — 
who  feems  to  have  been  oppofed  to  the 
match,  putting  this  item  into  his  wilt  t 
"  I  will  and  bequeath  unto  my  daughter 
E.  S.  my  next  beft  bed  and  furniture, 
with  my  wife's  beft  bed,  provided  (hee 
doe  not  marry  William  Fobbes ;  but  if 
ihee  doe,  then  to  have  five  Ihillings." 
William  was,  of  couife,  at  the  time  of 
this  Indian  campaign,  a  brother-in-law 
of  Church.  He  afterwards  fettled  at 
Little  Compton  —  I  do  not  know  wheth- 
er on  the  land  there  allotted  to  his  elder 
brother,  Edward,  who  took  it  among 
the  firft  grantees  in  his  father's  right 
(fee  note  7), —  and  went  commilfary 
with  MaJ.  Church,  in  the  tiiird  expedi- 
tion eaft,  in  169a.  [Savage's  Gen. 
Dia.  ii :  177 ;  Winfor's  Dmnhmry,  a58, 
314;  Mitchell's  Bridgewater,  159.] 

«3 


! 


:cl 


r\ 


■% 


4ii 

.V:  j 

''til 


-V  ■•\m!U^mm»miw>Mdm«siijMiMiat-^ 


^'MMtmMi,i^h»imtaiiiaiSiiiim«vi)sM3d^i^ 


[34] 


ing  of  Hurtl*'BerruSy  and  that  they  had  no  affprehenflons 
of  their  being  fo  near  them;  The  Captain  fuppofed  them 
to  be  chiefly  Women,  and  therefore  calling  one  Mr.  Dii- 
lano^  who  was  acquainted  with  the  ground,  and  the 
Indian  Language,  and  another  named  Mr.  Bams  ;"**  with 
thefe  two  Men  he  takes  right  thro'  the  Swamp  as  fall  as 
he  could,  and  orders  the  reft  to  haften  after  them.    Capt. 


■M  I  think  thli  WM  yommikan  Dtlmm» 
(DtLmmmty,  DtLn  Noy%  Dtlamoy,  Dal' 
tamty,  Vtllamo,  Dtlanot),  fon  of  Philip, 
who  came  in  the  Fortune,  in  ifiai,  and 
was  one  of  the  flrft  fettlert  of  Duxbury. 
Jonathan  waa  born  in  1648,  and  wa* 
confequentljr  near  aS  yean  of  age  at 
this  time.  He  maHed,  a6  Feb.,  1678, 
Mercjr,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  Warren, 
of  Plymouth,  and  had  eleven  children. 
He  became  one  of  the  early  ftttlera  of 
Dartmouth  (probably  In  hi*  father** 
right  of  one  fliare  among  the  36  origi* 
nal  proprietora,  in  165a),  which  would 
account  for  hit  being  "  acquainted  with 
the  ground."  He  was  "commifllon- 
ated"  lieutenant  (ai  I  Judge  for  hia 
military  experience  in  this  war),  ao 
May,  1690;  waa  conftable,  town  clerk, 
aurreyor,  aeleAman,  and,  in  1689,  dep- 
uty flvm  Dartmouth.  H^  died  38  Dec., 
1730;  and  hit  graveftone  ftill  remains 
in  the  old  Aeuflinet  burying*ground. 
[Winfoi't  Dtmbuty,  951;  Ricketfon's 
JV«w  Btdford,  ao8, 386}  Savage'*  Gtm. 

/7/<f.  ii:34'] 

•M  The  clew  to  identification  here  i* 
fiight :  but  Church'*  Englifli  foldier* 
on  tbi*  expedition,  were  likelieft  to  be 
of  Plymouth  and  it*  vicinity;  and  the 
Bame*  known  to  me  a*  beft  folfllling 


thl»  and  other  natural  eondltloni,  I* 
Jonathan,  fecond  fon  of  John,  of  Ply- 
mouth, 163a  (probably  of  Yarmouth, 
i639)«  who  married  Mary  Plummer. 
Jonathan  wa*  bom  3  June,  1643,  and 
wa*,  confequently,  at  thi*  time,  a  little 
more  than  33  year*  of  age.  In  March, 
1664-5,  with  hi*  father,  he  had  a  con- 
troverfy  with  Mr.  Maherihalalhanibai 
(an  extraordinary  chriltening  borrowed 
ftom  tta.  viii  I  I.)  Dyer,  of  Newport, 
R.-I.,  in  regard  to  a  floopt  In  which 
he  got  the  worlt  of  it,  to  the  amount 
of  £13  and  hi*  own  coft*.  He  mar- 
ried, 4  Jan.,  1665,  Elixabeth,  daugh- 
ter of  William  Hedge,  of  Yarmouth, 
and  had  eleven  children.  39  (Mt., 
1671,  he  wa*  appointed,  with  the 
widow,  adminUlrator  on  hi*  father** 
eftate;  3  June,  1673,  the  Court  gave 
him,  with  another,  liberty  to  aA  a* 
guardian  of  the  children  of  his  After  Ma- 
ly,  who  had  married  Robert  MarAudl; 
in  1677  he  wa*  conftable  of  Plymouth  t 
in  1679  and  1684  he  ferved  on  coroner'* 
jurie*,  and  in  1667,  167a,  1681,  1684, 
and  11685,  on  trial  Jurie*.  [Savage'* 
Gtn.  Dm.  1:  lai;  Pfym.  Col.  Rtc.  v> 
81,  316,  331;  vi:  8,  148;  vii:  lai,  136, 
17a,  343,  343,  285,  398}  vliiJ  3«;  *■«««- 
man'*  Hi$t.  Caf  <^«<'«  >>  <  ^^*  '^O 
14 


■v-f 


resssseomm 


■p^c 


[.14] 


no  apprehenfions 
in  fuppofed  them 
ing  one  Mr.  Dil- 
ground,  and  the 
r.  Bams  ;"**  with 
Swamp  as  fall  as 
fter  them.    Capt. 

r  nKturai  condltloni,  !■ 
nd  fon  of  John,  of  Ply- 
probabljr  of  Yarmouth, 
arried  Mary  Plummer. 
bom  3  June,  1643,  and 
tly,  at  thi*  time,  a  little 
ear*  of  age.  In  March, 
Is  father,  he  had  a  con- 
Mr.  Maherihalalhafhbaa 
iry  chriftening  borrowed 

I.)  lijvt,  of  Newport, 
d  to  a  (loopt  in  which 
rft  of  it,  to  the  amount 
I  own  Golto.  He  mar- 
1665,  Elisabeth,  daugh- 
1  Hedge,  of  Yarmouth, 
en  children.  39  OA., 
I  appointed,  with  the 
Utrator  on  hie  father's 
I,  1673,  the  Court  gave 
>ther,  iibertj  to  aA  as 
i  children  of  his  After  Ma- 
larrled  Robert  Mardudl; 

conftable  of  Pljrmouth  \ 
)4  he  ferved  on  coroner's 

1667,  167a,  1681,  1684. 

trial  Juries.  [Savage's 
lai;  J^ym.  Cot.  Rtc.  v> 
iri:  8,  148;  vii:  lai,  136, 

a85,  agSi  ▼•"«  3«;  *■««- 
s/«  Cod,  ii !  16,  186.] 


Church  with  Diilann  &  Bams  having  good  Horfcs,  fpur'd 
on  and  where  foon  among  the  Thickcft  of  the  Indians^  and 
out  of  fight  of  their  own  Men:  Among  the  Enemy  was  an 
Indian  Woman  (who  with  her  Husband  had  been  drove 
off  from  ^i«i/^^a»/)^notwithftanding  they  had  an  Houfc 
upon  Mr.  Sanf<mP%  Land,"**  and  had  planted  an  Orchard 
before  the  War;  yet  the  Inhabitants  would  not  be  fatif- 
fyed  till  they  were  fent  off;"**  and  Capt.  Church  with  his 
Family,  living  then  at  the  faid  San/ordsy  came  acquainted 
with  them,  who  thought  it  very  hard  to  turn  off  fuch  old, 


M*  Pthg  Smm/ord  \_Samdford,  Sam- 
ford]  was  fon  qf  John,  who  was  one  of 
the  earlieft  fettlers  of  Rhode-IAand. 
He,  before  t66j,  married  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  Gov.  Brenton;   was  admitted 
(Vceman  at  Newport,  1666;  was  made 
afflftant  in   1667,  and  again  in  later 
years)  1667  was  chofen  capUin  of  a 
troop  of  horftt  was  appointed  ft  Com- 
miflloner  to  England  in  the  fame  year, 
but  did  not  got  was  General  TreaAirer 
in  1678,  and  afterward  |   was  eleaed 
Major  of  all  troops  on  the  ifland  in 
1679 1  was  chofen  Governor,  on  Cran- 
fton's  death  in  1680,    and   again   in 
1681, 168a,  and  1683,  when  he  declined  1 
came  near  being  killed  by  pirates,  in 
i68a;  was  choAn  to  go  to  England  for 
the  Colony  in  1683,  and  had  an  Admi- 
ralty oommiffion    from   the  king  in 
1697-8,  followed  by  a  oorrei^ndenoe 
with  Lord  Bellemont    It  is  not  known 
when  he  died.    His  houfii  was  in  New- 
port    [Savage's   Com.  DM.  ivi    15; 
R.-L  Col.  Roe.  ii  <  147,  186,  ai8,  341, 
565:  iii>  5>8>  30»  8(>>  83>  91*  io6>  ^^ 
I34.394-] 


•**  The  following  order  of  the  Court, 
psfliBd  13  March,  i675-<,  will  (how  the 
ftate  of  feeling  then  exifting  on  the 
ifland  in  regard  to  the  refldfence  of  In- 
dians among  themt   "This  Aifembiy 
doe  order,  that  whatfoever  perfon  in 
Rhode  Ifland,  or  elfewhero  in  this  Col- 
lony,  that  hath  either  Indian  or  Indians 
in  his  cuftody,  fVom  ta  yeares  old  and 
upward,  fliall  be  bound  in  the  daytime 
(if  he  goeth  abroad  flrom  his  houfe),  to 
have  a  fufflcient  keeper  in  company 
with  him,  and  to  be  locked  up  in  the 
night  in  a  ftifllcient  place  of  fecurityi 
and  that  if  any  ftich  Indian  be  found 
without  Awh  keeper  in  the  day  or  lockt 
up  in  the  night  as  abovefaid,  all  Aich 
mailer  foe  offendinge  fliall  forfeitt  £5 ; 
twenty-fl*e  fliillings  fliall  be  to  him 
that  ca'n  take  an  Indian  foe  oflTendinge, 
and  bring  him  before  the  Governor,  or 
any  magiftratet  or  by  two  fuflteient 
witnefles  to  teftify  againft  the  offender, 
and  the   remainder  to   the  Generall 
TreaAiry."    This  order  wcs  publiflied 

"  by  beate  of  drum."    iR.-l.  Col.  Roe. 

ii»S34-] 


t'i.^: 


««5 


i!a«VH»i.«.iii^i  Mriiniii««iiii>i»«»iM>iilttoii'«wiiiiUlilia 


Mit^litlWIIItiiliiniiiW'UHiKi'ill'wmWWrtll'iWW^iWiiiliiiinvim- 


ttj(**«(ife*.iirtsaH-* 


[  35  1 

quiet  People:  but  in  the  end  It  provM.a  Providence  &  an 
advantage  to  him  and  hli  Family,  m  you  may  fee  after- 
wards.   This  /ndian  Woman  knew  Capt.  Church,  and  as 
foon  as  (he  faw  him,  held  up  both  her  hands  and  came 
running    towards    him,    crying    aloud,   Churchy  Church, 
Church.    Capt.  Church  bid  her  ftop  the  reft  of  the  In- 
diansy  and  tell  them,  Tht  way  to/avt  their  Livts  was  not  to 
ruHy  but  yield  thtm/elvis  PrifonerSy  and  hi  would  not  kill 
them;  [35]  fo  with  her  help,  and  Dillano\  who  could  call 
to  them  in  their  own   Language,  many  of  them  ftop'd 
and  furrendred  themfelves  ;  others  fcampering  and  cafting 
away  their  baskets,  &c.  betook  themfelves  to  the  thickets, 
but  Capt.  Church  being  on   Horfe-back  foon  came  up 
with  them,  and  laid  hold  on  a  Gun  that  was  in  the  hand  of 
one  of  the  foremoft  of  the  company,  pull'd  it  fiom  him, 
and  told  him  he  muft  go  back.    And  when  he  had  turned 
them,  he  began  to  look  about  him  to  fee  where  he  was, 
and  what  was  become  of  his  Company,  hoping  they  might 
be  all  as  well  imploy'd  as  himfelf,  but  could  find  none  but 
Dillanoy  who  was  very  bufy  gathering  up  Prifoncrs;  the 
Captain  drove  his  that  he  had  ftop'd  to  the  reft,  inquiring 
of  Dillano  for  their  Company,  but  could  have  no  news  of 
them.    But  moving  back  picked  up  now  and  then  a  skulk- 
ing Prifoner  by  the  way.    When  they  came  near  the  place 
where  they  firft  ftarted  the  Indians,  they  difcover'd  their 
Company  ftanding  in  a  body  together,  and  had  taken  fome 
few  Prifoners;  when  they  faw  their  Captain,  they  haftened 
*o  meet  him :  They  told  him  they  found  it  difficult  getting 

116 


-r*^  -■-> 


--»■     .-  ,,i--f.  ^.- 


ovidcnpc  8l  an 
may  fee  aftcr- 
^hunhy  and  as 
nds  and  came 
«rM,   Churchy 
eft  of  the  /«!- 
iWj  was  not  to 
would  not  kill 
who  could  call 
\(  them  ftop'd 
ng  and  cafting 
to  the  thickets, 
"oon  came  up 
in  the  hand  of 
1  it  fiom  him, 
he  had  turned 
where  he  was, 
ing  they  might 
find  none  but 
Prifoners;  the 
!  reft,  inquiring 
ivt  no  news  of 
1  then  a  skulk- 
near  the  place 
lifcover'd  their 
tad  taken  fome 
I,  they  haftened 
lifficult  getting 


[  35  1 

thro*  the  Swamp,  and  neither  feeing  nor  hearinjfj;  any  thing 
of  him,  they  concluded  the  Enemy  had  kllld  him,  and 
were  at  n  great  lof«  what  to  do.  Having  brought  their 
Prifoners  together  they  found  they  had  taken  and  kill'd  66 
7f  the  Enemy.  Cupt.  Church  then  ask'd  the  old  Squaw, 
What  company  thty  belonged  unto?  She  faid,  They  be- 
longed part  to  Philips  and  part  to  Qunnappin**^  and  the 
Narragan/et'Sachem^  difcovered  alfo  upon  her  declor- 
ation  that  both  Philip  and  Qunnappin  were  about  two 
Miles  off  in  the  greot  Cedar  Swamp  ;••  he  enquired  of 
her,  What  company  thty  had  with  them  ?  She  anfwered. 
Abundance  of  Indians :  The  Swampy  (he  faid,  was  full  of 
Indians  from  on*  end  unto  the  other ^  that  were  fettled  there^ 
tfiat  there  were  near  an  loo  men  came  from  the  Swamp  with 
them,  and  left  them  upon  that  plain  to  gather  Hurtle-berry's, 
andpromifed  to  call  them  as  they  came  back  out  of  Sconticut- 
Neck,""  whither  they  went  to  kill  CatUl  and  Horfes  for 


■"  ^mimmmpim  (^Pamofmim,  S»wagpm(/k, 
<fc.)  wMs  a  Narmganffftt,  and  nephew 
«>f  MiamtmMmtmoM.  He  became  an  all/ 
of  Philip,  —  one  of  hi*  three  wives 
totting  a  After  of  tVoo/0m4»0mt^,  Phil- 
ip'* wife,  —  was  in  the  Narraganfett 
IVramp  light,  and  aided  in  the  attack 
on  Lancafter,  lo  Feb.,  16751  purchaf- 
ing  Mrs.  Rowlandfon  of  the  Narragan- 
ictt  who  captured  her  at  that  time.  He 
was  taken  foon  after  the  time  of  hit 
prefent  mention,  and  wa»  <hot  at  New- 
port,  on  fentence  of  a  Court-martial, 
15  Auguft,  i&j6.  [Drake'*  Bwk  •find, 
3395  R.-l.  Hi/I.  CM.  Ill«  173] 

**■  PoAMy  Pmmkam,  who  waa  killed 


at  Dedham,  15-37  Jul/,  and  who  — 
doubtlef*  with  hi*  follower*  —  wa*  like- 
ly to  have  been  at  thi*  time  with 
Philip.    [Drake**  Book  of  Ini.  357.] 

•M  That,  a*  I  Aippofe,  which  i*  ftiil 
called  bjr  thi*  name,  two  or  three  mile* 
north-weft  of  the  city  of  New  Bedford, 
and  through  which  the  road  to  Turner"* 
Mill*  now  paife*. 

***  Tiie  fouthrm  portion  of  the  town 
of  Fair  Haven,  proJeAing  like  a  finger 
pointing  toward  the  Elisabeth  Idand*, 
—  fome  3  mile*  long  by  an  average 
breadth  of  near  |  of  a  mile,  and  forming 
the  eaftern  boundary  of  New-Bedford 
Harbor.  . 


117 


11 


41 
'.'I 

■j 


■'"^ 


3 


[35] 


Provifions  for  thi  company.  She  perceiving  Cupt.  Ckurth 
muye  towardi  the  Neck,  told  him,  //  thty  went  that  way 
thiy  would  all  b4  kiWd.  He  aik'd  her,  Wkert-about  thty 
(ro/(td  tk$  River}  She  pointed  to  the  upper  palTing 
place.*'  Upon  which  Capt.  Church  pafled  over  fo  low 
down  at  he  thought  it  not  probable  they  (hould  meet  with 
hid  Track  in  their  return  ;"'*  and  haftened  towards  the 
Ifland,  where  he  left  Little  Eyes,  with  Light-foot.^  Find- 
ing a  convenient  place  by  the  River  fide  for  the  Securing 
their  Prifoncrs,**  Capt.  Church  and  Mr.  Dillano  went 
down  to  fee  what  was  become  of  Capt.  Light-foot,  and  iXi^ 
Prifoners  left  in  his  charge.  Light-foot  feeing  and  know- 
ing them,  foon  came  over  with  his  broken  Canoo;**  and 
inform'd  them.  That  he  hadfeen  that  day  about  loo  Men  of 
the  Enemy  go  down  into  Sconticut  Neck,  and  that  they 
were  now  returning  again :  Upon  which  they  three  ran 
down  immediately  to  a  Meadow  where  Light-foot  faid  the 
Indians  had  paiTed;  where  they  not  only  faw  their  Tr&cks, 
but  alfo  them:  Where-upon  they  lay  clofe  until  the  £n- 


■*>  Hm  "upper  pafflng  plae*"  wm 
whcr*  Church  and  hU  company  had 
croffisd,  the  night  bafora,  probably  about 
whars  the  bridfi  now  ia,  at  tha  Head 
of  tha  River.    [See  note  ajj.  •«/«.] 

■■  Anjr  lower  eroding  could  hardly 
have  been  acoomplilhed,  even  at  ebb 
tide,  without  feme  ftrimming  or  the  aid 
of  a  canoe.  The  llkelieft  place  for  thie 
lower  crofling  feema  to  be  tmm  Belville 
to  Ifland  Marfli,  where  the  river  nar* 
rowa  fo  that  the/  would  have  needed 


to  Arirn  not  mora  than  loojrdi.  Thia 
it  Juft  north  of  the  Wamfotta  Mllla  in 
New  Bedford. 

*■*  See  note  ajSt  mmtt. 

■<  Probably  Juft  above  Mill  Creek, 
which  Mow*  into  the  Acuflinet  Juft  be- 
low the  prefont  New-Bedford  and  Fair- 
Haven  bridge. 

*■*  He  doubtleft  landed  near  Fbrt 
Phcanixt  then,  with  Church  and  De- 
lano, ran  along  to  the  road  up  out  of 
Soonticut  neck  and  the  meadow. 


ii8 


»t.  CAitrfk 
tkat  way 
%6<mt  tkty 
vc  pafling 
tr  fo  low 
meet  with  ' 
ivardi  the 
■•  Find- 
Securing 
^ano  went 
7/,  and  tne 
,nd  know- 
oo;"*  and 
oo  MiH  of 
tkat  tkty 
three  ran 
9t  faid  the 
lir  TrAckf, 
il  the  £n- 


100  jrdt.    Thia 
lAitU  Mill*  la 


[3«] 

cmy  came  Into  the  fald  [36')  Meadow,  and  the  ibre-moft 
fat  down  his  load  and  halted,  until  all  the  company  came 
up,  and  then  took  up  their  loads  ft  niarch*d  again  the  Came 
way  that  they  came  down  into  the  Neck,  which  wan  the 
ncareft  way  unto  their  Camp;  had  they  gone  the  other 
way  along  the  River,***  they  could  not  have  mifled  Capt. 
Churtkis  Track,  which,  would  doubtlefi  have  exposed 
them  to  the  loft  of  their  Prifonen,  if  not  of  their  lives. 
But  aa  foon  as  the  Coad  was  clear  of  them,  the  Captain 
fends  his  Ligkt^/oot  to  fetch  his  Prifoners  from  the  Iflnnd, 
while  he  and  Mr.  Diiiano  returns  to  the  company,  lent 
part  of  them  to  cbnduft  Light'/oot  ft  his  company  to  the 
aforefaid  Meadow,  where  Capt.  Church  and  his  company 
met  them;  croifing  the  Enemies  Track  they  made  all  haft, 
until  they  got  over  Mattapotfti-river^"^  near  about  four 
Miles  beyond  the  ruines  of  Cooks  Iloufe,  where  he  ap- 
pointed to  meet  his  Indian  company,  whither  he  fent  /?i7- 
lanOi  with  two  more  to  meet  them;  ordering  them,  that  if 
the  Indians  were  not  arrived,  to  wait  for  them.  Accord- 
ingly, finding  no  Indians  there,  they  waited  until  late  in 
the  Night,  when  they  arrived  with  their  booty.*"    They 


t     ( 
•< 


il 


J 


•  Mill  CiMk, 
ufliMt  Juft  be* 
brd  and  Fair* 

led  near  Ftort 
lUrch  and  De- 
oad  up  out  of 
leadow. 


■••  The  neareft  path  from  Seonticut 
neck  to  the  Aeuduiet  croOlnff,  probabljr 
wai  then  very  nearljr  where  the  road 
now  li|  which  averafee  a  diftanoe  of 
about  a  mile  from  the  eaftem  (bore  of 
the  Acufbnet  Church's  path  hugged 
that  (bore,  and,  a*  he  croffed  lowvr  dvwn, 
hi*  track  nowhere  touched  theirt. 

*"   UaUmfoifii  River  emptiea  into 


Mattapoiiht  Harbor,  and  It*  courfe  for 
iti  laft  5  miiet  averages  about  4  miles 
eaft  of  the  Aculhnet,  on  whofe  Ihore 
flood  Cook's  houfe. 

*■*  The  weftern  path  around  the  great 
cedar  IWamp  required  much  longer  time 
than  the  eaftem,  over  which  Church 
had  come  1  and  the  Indiant  had  that  in 
mind  in chooflng  It.  (Sec  note  i^amU.} 


vi 


"9 


[36] 


difpatchM  a  Poft  to  their  Captain  to  give  him  an  account 
of  their  Succefs;  but  the  day  broke  before  theyx:ame  to 
him:  And  when  they  had  compared  Succeffes,  they  very 
remarkably  found  that  the  number  that  each  Company 
had  taken  and  flain,  was  equal.  The  Indians  had  kill'd  3 
of  the  Enemy,  and  taken  63  Prifoners,  as  the  Englijh  had 
done  before  them,  both  Englijh  and  Indians  were  fur- 
priz'd  at  this  remarkable  Providence,  and  were  both 
parties  rejoycing  at  it;  being  both  before  afraid  of  what 
*  might  have  been  the  event  of  the  unequal  Succefs  of  the 
parties.**  But  iSat  Indians  had  the  fortune  to  take  more 
Arms  than  the  Engli^.  They  told  the  Captain,  That  they 
had  miffed  a  brave  Opportunity  by  parting:  They  came 
upon  a  great  Town  of  the  Enemy,  viz  Capt.  Tyasks*"  com- 
pany,  {Tyasks  was  the  next  man  to  Philip)  They  fired 
upon  the  Enemy  before  they  were  difcovered,  and  ran  upon 
them  with  afhout;  the  Men  ran  and  left  their  Wives  and 
Children,  and  many  of  them,  their  Guns:^    They  took 


*■■  The  reference  \%  to  the  prejudice 
—  which  Church  referred  to  when  he 
made  to  the  Indians  of  his  party  the 
propofition  to  go  bjr  themfelves— ftiU 
exiftent  in  the  Colony  againft  the  In- 
dians a«  foldiers  in  that  war;  a  preju- 
dice  paralleled  in  obftinate  perfiftence 
bjr  that  fo  long  entertained  by  many 
againft  the  colored  troops  in  our  recent 
ftruggle. 

"»  Tyajk*  {Tiafikq)  I  find  nothing  of 
more  than  is  here  narrated,  except  that 
Mather  fays  of  this  fight,  '•  riajhq 
Philip's  Chief  Captain  ran  away  leav- 


ing his  Gun  behind  him,  and  his  Squaw  ^ 
who  was  taken";  and  Hubbard  fays, 
"  In  June  laft,"  —  his  chronology,  of 
courfe,  is  In  fault,  — "one  Tiaflg,  a 
great  capUin  of  his  [Philip's],  his  wife 
and  child,  or  children,  being  taken; 
though  he  efcaped  himfelf,  at  firft,  yet 
came  fince  and  furrendred  himfelf." 
[Brief  Hi/I.  4a;  Narrative,  106.] 

•u  Mr.  Drake  fays,  in  his  late  edition 
of  Mather's  Brief  Hi/lory  (p.  181,  note), 
that  "  the  place  where  these  prifoners 
were  taken  was  probably  in  feme  part 
of  what  is  fince  Rochefter."    It  is  haa- 


lao 


:.""  '.'TV"  ::"T''---";5v?«-- ■•■'-< "S*-""- 


m  account 
;y  jc&me  to 
I  they  very 

Company 
ad  kiird  3 
:n£^lt/A  had 
were  fur- 
ivere  both 
id  of  what 
cefs  of  the 
take  more 
,  TAa^  they 
They  came 
isks"*  com- 

They  fired 
f  ran  upon 
Wives  and 

Th^  took 

and  hia  Sgmaw, 
Hubbard  faya, 
chronology,  of 
one  Tia/kq,  a 
lilip'a],  hia  wife 
,  being  taken; 
felf,  at  firft,  yet 
tdred  himfelf." 
tivt,  106.] 
hia  late  edition 
y  (p.  181,  note), 
theae  prifonera 
ly  in  fome  part 
»r."    It  is  haz* 


[  37  ] 

Tyasks  Wife  and  Sony  and  thoU  that  if  their  Captain  & 
the  Englijh  company  had  been  with  them  they  might  have 
taken  fome  hundreds  of  them :  And  now  they  determined  not 
to  part  any  more. 

That  Night  Philip  fent  (as  afterwards  they  found  out)  a 
great  Army  to  way-lay  Capt.  Church  at  the  entring  on  of 
Affawompfet  Neck,  expecting  he  would  have  returned  the 
fame  way  he  went  in;  but  that  was  never  his  method  to 
return  the  fame  way  that  he  came;  &  at  this  time  going 
another  way  he  efcaped  falling  into  the  hands  of  his  Ene- 
mies. The  next  day  they  went  home  by  Scipican^  and 
got  well  with  their  Prifoners  to  Plymouth, 

He  foon  went  out  again;  and  this  ftroke  he  drove  many 
Weeks;*"  and  when  he  took  any  number  of  Prifoners,  he 
would  pick  out  fome  that  he  took  a  fancy  to,  and  would 
tell  them,  He  took  a  particular  fancy  to  them^  and  had 
chofe  them  for  himfelf  to  make  Souldiers  of;  and  if  any 
would  behave  themfelves  well,  he  would  do  well  by  them^  and 
theyfhould  be  his  men  and  not  Sold  out  of  the  Country.  [37] 
If  he  perceived  they  look'd  furly,  and  his  Indian  Souldiers 


ardoua  for  a  neophyte  to  venture  to 
differ  from  one  fo  long  and  largely 
familiar  with  Indian  affairs;  but  I  think 
if  Mr.  Drake  would  tal  s  with  him 
Church's  account  over  the  country 
traverfed,  he  would  agree  with  me  in 
fixing  the  plaoi  of  TiaOiq'a  capture  as 
fomewhere  on  the  northern  and  weilern 
fliirts  of  the  "  great  cedar  fwamp,"  in 
what  is  now  New  Bedford. 
■*■  It  would  be  a  fliort  four  miles  from 
16  "I 


their  prefent  pofition,  on  the  eaft  bank 
of  the  Mattapoifett  River,  to  that  point 
in  the  road  to  Plymouth,  by  Sippican, 
where  Church  difcovered  Awafltonks 
and  her  party.    [See  note  ai3,  ante.'] 

**  This  is  to  be  token  as  a  general 
remark,  covering  Church's  relation  to 
this  fu'dimer  of  the  war,  and  not  as 
intimating  that  many  weeks  paffed 
before  the  period  of  the  next  incident 
which  he  fpecifically  fets  down. 


it 


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Ji. 


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fcWWKWfcl'WlWUlllI'lJU'l 


tf  c  ■  MftttBWlMWtWIWliM  'BiaWWIWWWWWKIMIIlWIB^ 


r- 


[37] 


caird  tliem  treacherous  Dogs,  as  fonfte  of  them  would 
fometimes  do,  all  the  notice  he  would  take  of  it,  would 
only  be  to  clap  them  on  the  back,  and  tell  them,  Comef 
comffjfou  look  wild  and  fur ly^  and  mutter ,  but  thatfignifies 
nothing,  thefe  my  bejl  Souldiers  were  a  little  while  a  go  as 
wild  and furly  as  you  are  now;  by  that  time  you  have  been 
but  one  day  along  with  me^youU  love  me  too,  and  be  as  brisk 
as  any  of  them.  And  it  prov'd  fo.  For  there  was  none 
of  them  but  (after  they  had  been  a  little  while  with  him, 
and  fee  his  behaviour,  and  how  chearful  and  fuccefsful  his 
Men  were)  would  be  as  ready  to  Pilot  him  to  any  place 
where  the  Indians  dwelt  or  haunted  (tho*  their  own 
Fathers  or  neareft  Relations  (hould  be  among  them)  or  to 
fight  for  him,  as  any  of  his  own  Men. 

Capt.  Church  was  in  two  particulars  much  advantaged 
by  the  great  Englifh  Army""  that  was  now  abroad.  One 
was,  that  they  drove  the  Enemy  down  to  that  part  of  the 
Country,  viz.  to  the  Eaftward  of  Taunton  River  by  which 
means  his  bufinefs  was  nearer  home.  The  other  was  that 
when  ever  he  fell  on  with  a  pufli  upon  any  body  of  the 
Enemy  (were  they  never  fo  many)  they  fled  expecting 
tjie  great  Army.  And  his  manner  of  Marching  thro'  the 
Woods  was  fuch,  as  if  he  were  difcovered^  they  appeared 


w  Beflde*  the  Plymouth  tnwpa  un- 
dar  Major  Bradford,  to  whom  Church 
has  herein  referred;  Major  Taloot  wa* 
in  the  field  with  fome  350  Engliih  and 
aoo  Mohegane  from  ConneAicut,  and 
two  companies  from  Maflkchufettt,  un* 


der  CapU.  Brattle  and  Mofely,  were 
aflbdatcd  with  Bradford's  men ;  befidea 
Henchman'*  forces,  which  were  fcour- 
ing  the-  interior  woods.  [Palfrey's  Hift. 
N.  B.  iii :  197 ;  Barry's  Hf/I.  J/ij/S.  i : 
4*4.  44S] 


laa 


'«•-  u.  >^ .  ■W*t^(*^Wi|irir<il|ii«i^«il)*J«rii»-»fc»sa.*«w*i^ 


i»wiiiiMii  t[fiim\'    mm\ 


them  would 

of  it,  would 

them,  Comef 

t  thatfignifies 

whiU  a  go  as 

you  have  been 

\nd  be  as  brisk 

ere  was  none 

tile  with  him, 

fuccefsful  his 

to  any  place 

0*  their  own 

g  them)  or  to 

h  advantaged 
abroad.  One 
at  part  of  the 
iver  by  which 
)ther  was  that 
^  body  of  the 
led  expecting 
ling  thro'  the 
they  appeared 

and  Mofely,  were 
ford'*  men;  befideft 

which  'were  fcour* 
dt.  [Palfrey's  iV^. 
rr/s  Hifi.  Muft.  i : 


[37] 

to  be  more  than  they  were.  For  he  always  Marched  at  a 
wide  diftance  one  from  another,  partly  for  their  fafety: 
and  this  was  an  Indian  cuftom,  to  March  thin  and  fcatter. 
Capt.  Church  inquired  of  fome  of  the  Indians  that  were 
become  his  Souldiers,  How  they  got  fuch  advantage  often 
of  the  Engli/h  in  their  Marches  thro^  the  Woods  ?  They 
told  him.  That  the  Indians  gain'd  great  advantage  of  the 
Englifh  by  two  things;  The  Indians  always  took  care  in 
their  Marches  and  Fights,  not  to  come  too  thick  together. 
But.  the  EngU/h  always  kept  in  a  heap  together,  that  it 
was  as  eaiy  to  hit  them  as  to  hit  an  Houfe.  The  other 
was,  that  if  at  any  time  they  difcovered  a  company  of 
Engli/h  Souldiers  in  the  Woods,  they  knew  that  there  was 
all,  for  the  Engli/h  never  fcattered;  but  the  Indians  always 
divided  and  ibattered. 

Capt  Church  now  at  Plymouth^  fomething  or  other  hap- 
pened that  kept  him  at  home  a  few  days,  until  a  Poft  came 
to  Marfhfield  on  the  Lords  day  Morning,'*  informing  the 
Govemour  that  a  great  army  of  Indians  were  difcovered, 
who  it  was  fuppofed  were  defigning  to  get  over  the  River 
towards  Taunton  or  Bridgwater,  to  Attack  thofe  Towns 
that  lay  on  that  fide  the  River.**  The  Govemour  haftned  to 
Plymouth,  raifed  what  Men  he  could  by  the  way,  came 
to  Plymouth  in  the  beginning  of  the  forenoon  Exercife; 


»  Sunday,  30  July,  1676. 

*>*  Philip  had  been  in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  Affawompfet  Pond,  in  Bliddle- 
borough,  on  the  fouthem  and  eaftern 
fide  of  Taunton  {Titicut,  i.e.  K$k-ttik- 
tuk-qut  iBliot,  Gen.  xv :  iS],  "  on-the- 


great-river")  River.  In  order  to  get  at 
Taunton  and  Bridgcwater,  which  were 
on  the  northern  and  weftem  fide,  it  wqs 
needful  for  him  to  crofs ;  and,  both  for 
eafier  crofling  and  to  avoid  the  "  great 
army,"  he  would  move  north  to  do  it. 


Ul 


n«fe  ■mi  iM»mii.«r*wfe<H'iw. 


'  \,    [38]     ^^/  ■  :■ 

fent  for  Capt.  C/iurcA  out  of  the  Mcctin^houfe,  gave  h!m 

the  News,  and  defired  him  immediately  to  Rally  what  of 

his  Company  he  could;    and  what  Men   he   had   raifed 

fliould  joyn  them.    The  Captain  befttvs  himfelf,  but  found 

no  Bread  in  the  Store-houfe,  and  fo  wa-   forc'd  to  run 

.   from  Houfe  to  Houfe  to  get  Houfe-hold  Bread  for  their 

March;  but  this  nor  any  thing  elfe  prevented  his  Marching 

by  the  beginning  of  the    afternoon   Exercife;    March- 

[38]ing  with  what  Men  were  ready,  he  took  with  him 

the  Poft  that  came  from  Bridgwater  to  Pilot  him  to  the 

Place,  where  he  tho't  he  might  meet  with  the  Enemy.*" 


•n   Mitchell  [«n  a  Mafi.  Hift.  Cell. 
vH :  iS7i  and  in  hit  Hift.  Bridgrwater, 
39]  gtve*  an  extra<ft  from  an  -ild  manu- 
fcript  which  he  fuppofes  to  have  been 
written  ^ay  Comfort  Willis,  who  wat 
"Town  Trooper"  at  this  time,  which 
gives  fome  details  (lightly  at  variance 
with  Church's  account  of  the  matter, 
but  which,  if  genuine,  muft  take  pre- 
cedence   in    authenticity.      He    fays, 
••  On  Saturday  [29  July],  Capt.  Hay- 
ward,  Sergt.  Packard,  John  Willis,  and 
Ifaac  Harris,  went  out  to  fee  if  the  In- 
dians were  coming  down  upon  them, 
and  they  faw  an  Indian,  which  made 
them  think  the  enemy  was  at  hand; 
and  they  immediately  preffed  Comfort 
Willis  and  Jofeph  Edfon  to  go  poft  to 
the  Governor  the  fame  day  at  night 
to  tell  him  of  it.    And  he  [the  Gover- 
nor] went  to  Plymouth  with  them  the 
next  day,  [Sunday,  30  July]  to  fend 
Capt.  Church  with  his  company.    And 
Capt  Church  came  with  them  to  Mon- 
ponfet  [Halifax]  on  the  Sabbath,  and 


came  no  flirther  that  day;  and  he  told 
them  he  would  meet  them  the  next  day. 
And  Comfort  Willis  and  Jofeph  Edfon 
came  home  at  night,  and  told  their 
friends  of  it,  and  Enfign  Hcward,  Sam- 
uel Edfon,  Joflah  Edfon,  Jofeph  Edfon, 
John    Waftiburn,    Samuel   Waihburn, 
Thomas  Waihburii,  John  Field,  Nicholas 
Byram,  Samuel  Allen,  Samuel  Allen, 
jr.,  John  Gordon,  John  Hayward,  John 
Packard,  John  Ames,  Comfort  Willis, 
Guldo  Bailey,  Nathaniel  Hayward,  John 
Whitman,  John  Packard,  and  Samuel 
Leach  went  out  on  Monday,  fuppofing 
to   meet  with   CapUin  Church;    but 
they  came  upon  the  enemy,  and  fought 
with  them,  and  took  feventeen  of  them 
alive,  and  alfo  much  plunder,  and  they 
all  returned,  and  not  one  of  them  fell 
by  the  enemy,  and  received  no  help 
from  C  irch." 

I  incline  to  accept  the  verflon  of 
this  MS.,  and  I  reconcile  its  ftatemento 
with  thofe  of  Church  by  fuppofing  him, 
in  his  reminifcence  of  the  eventa,  forty 


.  •y^'-^-%.: 


ufe,  gave  him 

tally  what  of 

|e   had   raifed 

*elf,  but  found 

forc'd  to  run 

read  for  their 

his  Marching 

cife ;    March- 

ook  with  him 

ot  him  to  the 

the  Enemy.*" 

it  day;  and  he  told 
t  them  the  nest  dajr. 
•  and  Jofeph  Edfon 
ght,  and  told  their 
nfign  Hbward,  Sam- 
Idfon,  Jofeph  Edfon, 
Samuel  Wafliburn, 
John  Field,  Nicholas 
lien,  Samuel  Allen, 
ohn  Hayward,  John 
tea.  Comfort  Willis, 
aniel  Hayward,  John 
ickard,  and  Samuel 
I  Monday,  fuppofing 
ptain  Church;  but 
i  enemy,  and  fought 
k  feventeen  of  them 
li  plunder,  and  they 
lot  one  of  them  fell 
d  received  no  help 

cept   the  verflon  of 

oncile  its  ftatementa 

:h  by  fuppofing  him, 

of  the  events,  forty 


[38] 


In  the  Evening  they  heard  a  fmart  firing  at  a  diftance  from 
them,  but  it  being  near  Night,  and  the  firing  but  of  fhort 
continuance,  they  mifs'd  the  place  and  went  into  Bridg- 
water Town.*"  It  feems,  the  occafion  of  the  firing,  was. 
That  Philip  finding  that  Capt.  Church  made  that  fide  of 
the  Country  too  hot  for  him,  defign'd  to  return  to  the 
other  fide  of  the  Country  that  he  came  laft  from.*"  And 
coming  to  Taunton  River  with  his  company,""  they  fell'd 


years  after,  to  have  dropped  out  one 
day  from  his  reckoning,  —  if  his  lan- 
guage was  meant  to  be  taken,  as  it 
would  naturally  be,  as  implying  that 
"in  the  evening"  was  the  evening  of 
the  fame  day  on  which  he  left  Ply- 
mouth. I  think  that  he  went  no  further 
than  Monponfet  on  the  Sabbath ;  that 
on  Monday  he  foouted  fouth-wedward 
toward  Bridgewater,  along  the  upper 
Ikirt  of  thofe  great  cedar  fwamps  which 
ftill  occupy  fo  many  miles  of  the  north- 
ern part  of  Middleborough,  and  where 
he  would  be  likelieft  to  find  Philip,  but 
failed  to  fall  in  with  him;  that  the 
"fmart  firing  at  a  diftance"  which  he 
heard,  was  that  of  Comfort  Willis's 
party  {Imcreaji  Mathtr  fays  it  was 
"  about  3  h.  p.  m.") ;  and  that  "  miffing 
the  place"  of  that,  he  went  into  Bridge- 
water  Town  on  Mouiay  evening,  31 
July.  Hubbard  and  both  the  Mathers 
fix  the  date  of  the  expedition  of  the 
Bridgewater  men  —  as  the  old  MS.  does 
—  on  Monday,  31  July;  while,  if  the 
apparent  ftatement  of  Church  were 
taken,  it  would  fix  it  on  Sunday,  the 
30th.  Four  to  one,  and  that  one  dic- 
tating fo  long  afterward,  muft  carry 


the  day.    [Hubbard's  Narrative,  loi ; 
Brief  Hiftory, ^'t  Magnolia  (ed.  1853) 

»:  575.] 

"*  Bridgewater  Town  then  was 
what  is  now  known  as  Weft  Bridge- 
water;  the  firft  fettlement  having  been 
made  on  Town  R<ver,  lefs  than  three 
miles  eaft  of  the  prefent  eaftern  boun- 
dary line  of  Eafton. 

**•  That  is,  on  the  weftem  fide  of 
Titicut  River,  toward  the  Nipmuck 
country,  north-wefterly,  or  toward  the 
Narraganfett  country  on  the  fouth-weft. 

*">  After  long  inquiry,  I  have 
failed  to  get  any  evidence,  of  much 
value,  fixing  the  pofition  of  this  crofl"- 
ing-place  where  the  tree  was  felled. 
The  only  tradition  of  any  fort  which 
has  come  to  my  knowledge,  with  re- 
gard to  it,  was  fumiftied  me  by  Williams 
Latham,  Efq.,  of  Bridgewater,  who 
infonns  me  that  Mr.  Stillman  B.  Pratt, 
late  editor  of  the  Middleborough  Ga- 
sette,  once  told  him  that  the  tree  was 
felled  near  the  junction  of  the  Neniaflcet, 
with  the  Taunton  River.  This  fpot  is 
about  three  quart  i  of  a  mile  a  little 
eaft  of  fouth  of  the  prefent  Titicut 
Station  on  tlie  Old-Colony  and  Fall- 


MS 


I 

|j 

..ii 


[38] 


m 


a  great  Tree  a-crofs  the  River  for  a  Bridge  to  pafs  over 
on;  and  juft  as  Philips  old  Uncle  Akkompoin^  and  fome 
other  of  his  chiefs  were  palling  over  the  Tree,  fome  brisk 
Bridgwater  Lads,  had  Ambuih'd  them,  fired  upon  them, 
and  killed  the  old  man,  and  feveral  others,  which  put  a 
Hop  to  their  coming  over  the  River  that  Night. 
'  Next  Morning""  Capt.  Church  moved  very  early  with 
his  Company  which  was  increafed  by  many  of  Bir'igwater 
that  lifted  under  him  for  that  Expedition,  and  by  their 
Piloting,  he  foon  came  very  ftill,  to  the  top  of  the  great 
Tree  which  the  Enemy  had  fallen  a-crofs  the  River;  and 
the  Captain  fpy'd  an  Itutian  fitting  upon  the  ftump  of  it  on 
the  other  fide  of  the  river;  and  he  clap'd  his  Gun  up,  and 
had  doubtlefs  difpatch'd  him,  but  that  one  of  his  own 
Indians  called  haftily  to  him,  Not  to  fire,  for  he  believed  it 
was  one  of  his  own  men;  upon  which  the  Indian  upon 


River  Railroad.  I  diftruft  this  tradi- 
tion, however,  and  am  of  opinion  that 
Philip  kept  up  feveral  milea  further  on 
the  eaft  bank  of  Town  River,  before 
crofflng,  for  tliefe  reafont ;  (i)  it  &eni> 
to  me,  intrinfioUj',  quite  ai  probable 
that  he  would  do  fo;  (a)  the  ftream 
would  be  much  \t&i  in  width,  and  could 
be  much  eafler  crofled  upon  a  tree,  in 
the  manner  fuggelled ;  (3)  the  requifitea 
of  the  fubiequent  narrative  feem  to  me 
to  require  th«m  to  be  fuitiier  north  on 
the  ftream  next  day  than  they  would 
have  been  if  the  tree  had  been  a*  low 
down  as  Titicut;  and  (4)  that  my  fup- 
pofition  would  bring  their  "  firing  "  up 
more  aenrly  within  Church's  hearing, 


in  his  natural  route  from  Monponfet 
I  Ihould  be  inclined,  then,  to  place  the 
prob'^ble  pofition  of  the  tree  much  near- 
er to  Sprague's  Hill  than  to  Titicut. 

"1  UHlKumfoin  [  Vmcompvwttt}  figned 
a  treaty  of  friendibip  with  the  EngUih 
at  Plymouth,  6  Aug,  i66a,  witti  Philip, 
and  is  there  ftylcd  "Vnliell  to  the  aboue- 
faid  fachem."  With  Philip,  he  claimed 
land  in  Swanfey,  in  1666.  Mather  fays 
he  was  "one  of  his  [Philip's]  chief 
Couneellors."  Mr.  Drake  fays  he  waa 
alfo  called  WoonlMpomtkmU  and  Wok- 
k9wp€UktmUi.  iPfym.  Cci.  Rec.  iv: 
a6;  v:  79;  Bri«/  Hi/I.  44;  Book  of 
Jmd.  199,  acg,  304.] 

■•  Tuefday,  i  Aug.  , 


136 


■uStmtJ^:" 


0  pafs  over 
"^  and  fomc 
fome  brisk 
apon  them, 
'hich  put  a 
fht. 

early  with 
BiT'igwater 
id  by  their 
)f  the  great 
River;  and 
mp  of  it  on 
run  up,  and 
Df  his  own 
!  believed  it 
ndian  upon 

nm  Monponfet 
len,  to  pikce  the 
tree  much  ncar> 
n  to  Tidcut. 
mpvw»t(\  Agned 
rith  the  EngUih 
»a,  with  Philip, 
ell  to  the  aboue- 
lilip,  he  claimed 
6.  Mather  fajra 
[Philip's]  chief 
tke  fajra  he  was 
^k>uU  and  Wok- 
Ccl.  Rec.  iv: 
».  44;    Book  of 


[38] 

the  (lump  lookM  about,  and  Capt.  Churches  Indian  feeing 
his  face  perceived  his  miftake,  for  he  knew  him  to  be 
Philip ;  clap'd  up  his  Gun  and  Ared,  but  it  was  too  late, 
for  Philip  immediately  threw  hinifelf  off  the  (lump,  leap'd 
down  a  bank  on  the  (ide  of  the  River,  and  made  his 
efcape.  Capt  Church  as  foon  as  po(fible  got  over  the 
River,  and  fcattered  in  qued  of  Philip,  and  his  company; 
but  the  Enemy  fcattered  and  fled  «very  way;  but  he 
pick'd  up  a  conliderable  many  of  their  Women  and  Chil- 
dren, among  which  was  Philips  Wife,  and  Son  of  about 
Nine  Years  Old.^    Difcovering  a  con(iderable  new  Track 


"*  Philip*!  wire's  name,  Mr.  Drake 
fa/f,waa  IVoctonokamuJk* ;  and  he  add* 
that  Ihe  was  a  filler  of  one  of  the  three 
wives  of  Qjiinnapin.  Judge  Davis  gives 
an  interefting  account  of  the  difcuflion 
that  took  place  in  the  Colony  in  regard 
to  the  difpofition  to  be  made  of  Philip's 
fon.  The  Court  feem  —  as  thejr  often 
did,  on  queltions  concerning  which  they 
had  doubt,  and  the  more  efpedally 
when  thofe  queftions  were  of  a  moral 
nature  —  to  have  confult^d  the  princi- 
pal Reverend  Elders.  Samuel  Arnold 
(paftor  of  the  church  in  MaHhfield)  and 
John  Cotton  (Plymouth)  write,  7  Sept, 
1676,  thus:  "Upon  ferious  confidera- 
tion,  we  humbly  conceive  that  the  chil- 
dren of  notorious  traitors,  rebells  and 
murtherers,  efpecially  of  fuch  as  have 
bin.principal  leaders  and  a^rs  ia  fuch 
horrid  viUanies,  and  that  agatnil  a 
whole  nation,  yea  the  whole  lirael  of 
God,  may  be  involved  in  the  guilt  of 
their  patents,  and  may,  ^/va  rtpub- 
Uca,  be  adjudged  to  death,  as  to  us 


frems  evident  by  the  fcripture  inAances 
of  Saml,  Ackam,  Haman,  the  children 
of  whom  were  cut  off  by  the  fword  of 
Juftice  for  the  tranfgrefllons  of  their 
parents,  although,  concerning  fome  of 
thofe  children,  it  be  manifeft  that  they 
were  not  capable  of  being  coaAers 
therein."  Increafe  Mather,  of  Boiton, 
wrote  to  Mr.  Cotton,  30  0£t.,  1676: 
"It  is  neccflkry  that  fome  effectual 
courfe  ihould  be  taken  about  him 
[Phil.,  's  fon].  He  makes  me  think  of 
Hadad,  who  was  a  little  child  when  his 
father  (the  chief  fachem  of  the  Edom- 
ites)  was  killed  by  Joab ;  and,  had  not 
others  fled  away  with  him,  I  am  apt  to 
think,  that  David  would  have  ti^en  a 
courfe,  that  Hadad  fliould  never  hav* 
proved  a  ibourge  to  the  next  genera- 
tion." Rev.  James  Keith,  of  Bridgewa- 
ter,  alfo  wrote  to  Mr.  Cotton,  30  OSt., 
1676,  but  as  follows :  "  I  long  to  hear 
what  becomes  of  Philip's  wife  and  fon. 
I  know  there  is  fome  difficulty  in  that 
P/alm,  czxxvii :  8, 9,  though  I  thilnk  it 


m 


K 


aninfln-*ff,ii-  ^imiss 


[38] 

along  the  River,  and  examining  the  Prifoners,  found  that 
it  was  Qunnappin  and  the  Narraganfets,  that  were  drawing 
off  from  thofe  parts  towards  the  Narragan/et  Country,  he 
inquired  of  the  Prifoners,  Whtther  Philip  were  gont  in  the 
fame  Track  ?  they  told  him.  They  did  not  knmuyfor  hefted 
in  a  great  fright  when  the  ftrft  Englilh  Gun  was  fired,  and 
they  had  none  of  them  feen  or  heard  any  thing  of  him  fince, 
Capt.  Church  left  part  of  his  Company  there  to  fecure  the 
Prifoners  they  got,  and  to  pick  up  what  more  they  could 
find;  and  with  the  reft  of  his  company  hafted  in  the  Track 
of  the  Enemy  to  over-take  them,  if  it  might  be,  before 
they  got  over  the  River,  and  ran  fome  Miles  along  the 
River  until  he  came  unto  a  place  where  the  Indians  had 
waded  overi«*   and  he  with  his  Company  waded  over 
after  them  up  to  the  Arm-pits;  being  almoft  as  wet  be- 
fore with  Sweat  as  the  River  could  make  them:  Follow- 
ing about  a  Mile  further,  and  not  overtaking  them,  and  the 


may  be  confidered,  whether  there  be 
not  fome  fpeclalty  «nd  fomewhtt  ex- 
tr«ordln»ry  In  It  That  law,  Dwt. 
xxlv :  i6,  compared  with  the  com- 
mended example  of  Ammziak,  a  Ckr»n. 
XXV :  4,  doth  (Way  much  with  me  In 
the  cafe  under  confideration.  I  hope 
God  will  dlreA  thofe  whom  It  doth 
concern  to  a  good  IfflUe,  &c.  &c"  By  a 
letter  from  Mr.  Cotton  to  Dr.  Mather, 
ao  March,  1677,  which  conUlni  this 
pafflng  remark,  "  MilHp**  boy  goe«  now 
to  be  fold,"  It  U  made  almoft  cerUtn 
that,  with  his  mother,  he  ftiared  the 
fate  of  fo  many  of  hU  nation,  and  went 
to  fpend  hU  fpared  life  In  Cadiz,  or  the 


Bermudas.      [DavU'a  Morton's   Mom. 

"«  While  bathing,  when  a  boy.  In  tliit 
river,  I  have  often  waded  acroft  on  a 
bar  which  a  local  tradition  aiOgna  as 
the  place  where  the  Indians  crofled  on 
this  ocraflon.    It  is,  if  I  remember  cor- 
reAly,  perhaps  a  mile  and  «  quarter 
up  ftraam  ftom  the  jundtion  of  the 
Nemaflcetwith  the  Taunton,  and  nearly 
due  weft  of  the  refldence  of  tlte  late 
Cephas   Thompfon,  Efq.,  In   Middle- 
borough.     If  the  pofition  of  the  tree 
was  where  I  fuppofe  it  to  have  been 
(fee  note  370,  amtt),  this  fuiU  very  well 
the  demands  of  the  narrative. 
laS 


[39] 


and  that 
drawing 
intry,  he 
mi  in  the 
rr  he  fled 
ired^  and 
\im  Jince, 
>cure  the 
ley  could 
he  Track 
e,  before 
ilong  the 
iians  had 
ded  over 
\  wet  be- 
FoUow- 
ly  and  the 

wtom*t   M*m. 

a  boy,  in  tbii 
I  acrof*  on  a 
on  afflgm  as 
tni  crofled  on 
(member  cor- 
nd  a  quarter 
Aion  of  the 
tn,  and  nearly 
B  of  tlie  late 
,  in  Middle- 
n  of  the  tree 
to  have  been 
fuita  ver/  well 
ttive. 


Captain  being  under  a  neceflity  [39]  to  return  that  Night 
to  the  Army,  came  to  an  halt,  told  hb  Company,  he  mujl 
return  to  his  other  men.  His  Indians  Souldiers  moved  foi 
leave  to  purfue  the  Enemy  (tho'  he  return'd;)  faid,  The 
Narraganfets  were  great  Rogues^  and  they  wanted  to  be 
revenged  on  them  for  kilting  fome  of  their  Relations ;  named, 
Tokkamona*^  {Awa/honks  Brother)  and  fome  others. 
Capt.  Church  bad  them  go  &  profper,  and  made  Light-foot 
their  chief,"*  and  gave  him  the  title  of  Captain,  Bid  them 
go  and  quit  themfelves  like  men.  And  away  they  fcam- 
pered  like  fo  many  Horfes.  Next  Morning*"  early  they 
returned  to  their  Captain,  and  infonned  him,  That  they 
had  lome  up  with  the  Enemy j  and  kiWd  feveral  of  them, 
and  brought  him  Thirteen  of  them  Prifoners :  were  mighty 
proud  of  their  Exploit,  and  rejoyced  much  at  the  oppor- 
tunity of  avenging  themfelves.  Capt.  Church  fent  the 
Prifoners  to  Bridgwater^  and  fent  out  his  Scouts  to  fee 
what  Enemies  or  Tracks  they  could,  difcovering  fome 
fmall  Tracks,  he  follows  them,  found  where  the  Enemy 
had  kindled  fome  fires,  and  roafted  fome  flefh,  &c.  but 
had  put  out  their  fires  and  were  gone.  The  Captain  fol- 
lowed them  by  the  Track,  putting  his  Indians  in  the  Front; 
fome  of  which  were  fuch  as  he  had  newly  taken  from  the 


■>•  Tatmtummm,  "  a  Sachem  at  Sac* 
onett,"  appeared  «t  Pljrmouth  Court, 
3  Nov.,  1671,  "with  PhlUp,  chelfc  Sa- 
chem," and  engaged  (Vibjeaion  "  to  the 
Kingeama**  of  England,  this  gouPment, 
and  the  lawes  thereof,"  &c.,  agreeing  to 
pay  yearly  one  wolfs  head  to  the 

17  ^m 


Treafurer,  and  Philip  engaged  for  his 
"  performance  of  the  faid  engagement 
in  all  pointe  thereof."  iPlym.  Col.  Rte. 
v:  8a 

*>*  See  note  338,  anit. 

*"  Wednefday,  a  Auguft,  1676. 


lit 


[39l 

Enemy,  and  added  to  his  Company.  Gave  them  order  to 
March  fotlly,  and  upon  hearing  a  vvhiille  in  the  Rear  to  fit 
down,  till  further  order.  Or  upon  difcovcry  of  any  of  the 
Enemy  to  Aop,  for  his  defign  was,  if  he  could,  difcover 
where  the  Enemy  were,  not  to  (all  upon  them  (unlefa 
neceflltated  to  do  it)  until  next  Morning.  The  IndiaMS  in 
the  Front  came  up  with  many  Women  and  Children,  and 
others  that  were  faint  and  tired,  and  fo  not  able  to  keep  up 
with  the  Company;  thefe  gave  them  an  account  that 
Philip  with  a  great  number  of  the  Enemy  were  a  little 
before.  Capt.  Churches  Indians  told  the  others.  They  were 
their  Pri/oners^  but  if  they  would  fubmit  to  order  and  be 
Jim  no  one  Jhould  hurt  them :  They  being  their  old  ac- 
quaintance, they  were  eafily  perfwaded  to  conform.  A 
little  before  Sun-fet  there  was  a  halt  in  the  Front  until  the 
Captain  came  up,  and  they  told  him.  They  di/covered  the 
Enemy :  He  orderM  them,  to  dog  them,  and  watch  their 
motion  till  it  was  dark.  But  Philip  foon  came  to  a  ftop, 
and  fell  to  breaking  and  chopping  Wood,  to  make  fires : 
and  a  great  noife  they  made.  Capt.  Church  draws  his 
company  up  into  a  ring,  and  fat  down  in  the  Swamp*" 


"*  I  And  no  data  In  «njr  of  the  ac- 
counts of  this  purftiit  for  an  accurate 
determination  of  the  locality  of  thii 
iWamp;  our  onlj  guide  being  general 
conjeAure  founded  upon  the  lajr  of  the 
land,  the  time  taken,  and  the  probabil* 
itiet  of  the  caft.  We  muft  afllirae  as 
the  point  of  departure  fome  place  on 
Titicmt  River  where  it  divides  the  pref- 
ent  towns  of  Bridgewater  and  Middle- 


borough,  probably  not  far  ftom  the 
pofltlon  of  the  Stete  Alms  Houfe  in 
the  former.  From  this  point,  where 
the  Indians  waded  acrofs  to  the  Bridge* 
water  fide,  thejr  unqueaionabljr  Ihaped 
their  general  courfe  for  the  Narragan- 
fett  country.  But  In  doing  fo  they  muA 
make  a  detour  to  the  weft  to  avoid  the 
"  army  "  in  Taunton ;  as  following  the 
nearell  route  along  the  weftem  bank  of 


130 


Kl 


hem  order  to 
ie  Rear  to  fit 
>f  any  of  the 
uld,  difcovcr 
:hcm  (unlcfa 
be  Indians  in 
I^hildren,  and 
Ic  to  keep  up 
account  that 
were  a  little 
r8,  Tfuy  were 
order  and  be 
their  old  ac- 
conform.  A 
ront  until  the 
dif  covered  ike 
I  watch  their 
ime  to  a  ftop, 
»  make  fires: 
',h  draws  his 
:he  Swamp"" 

not  far  ftotn  Um 
e  Alma  Houre  in 
this  point,  where 
roft  to  the  Bridge* 
uedionabijr  fluped 
for  the  Narragan- 
doiny  fo  they  muft 
weft  to  avoid  the 
;  as  following  the 
lie  weflern  bank  of 


[39l 


y.^?  f  f «   Prifoncrs   were 
N/  udiern;  but  the  Cup- 


without  any  noife  or  fire :  T'n  • 
much  furprizcd  to  fee  the  E>-  iyh 
tain  told  them,  If  they  wouid  be  quiet  and  not  make  any  dif- 
turbance  or  noi/e^  they  Jhould  med  with  civil  treatment^  but 
if  they  made  any  dijlurbance^  or  offered  to  run,  or  make  their 
e/cape,  he  would  immediately  kill  them  all;  fo  they  were 
very  fubmiflTive  &  obfequious.  When  the  day  broke,"* 
Capt.  Church  told  his  Prifoners,  That  his  Expedition  was 
fuch  at  this  time  that  he  could  not  afford  them  any  guard'. 
Told  them,  They  would  find  it  to  be  their  interefi  to  attend 
the  orders  he  was  now  about  to  give  them ;  which  wasj  That 
when  the  fight  was  over,  which  they  now  expeHed ;  or  as 


the  river  would  bring  them  direAljr  up- 
on  that  town.  A  glance  at  the  conflg- 
uration  of  the  country  will  make  It  moft 
probable,  then,  that  they  paiTed  between 
Nmmkmttjt  {Nif^mitktl)  and  Gi^t 
ponda,  over  into  the  north  part  of  what 
it  now  Raynham,  and  thence  into  the 
north  part  of  what  ti  now  Taunton, 
between  Wimmicomiut  and  Watfon'* 
ponds,  and  fo  fouth-well,  about  a*  the 
divillon  line  between  Taunton  and 
Norton  runs,  toward  Rehoboth.  I  af- 
fume  that  fVom  15  to  18  miles  through 
thoft  rough  wood-paths  and  (Wamps 
would  be  as  much  as  <\ich  a  miaed 
company,  many  of  whom  were  "  faint 
and  tired,"  could  t^ccompliih  in  a  day. 
T^iis,  by  the  route  which  I  have  indi- 
cated, would  bring  them  near  to  three 
cedar  fwamps;  one  now  called  Crook- 
ed-Meadow Swamp,  througlf  which  the 
town  line  between  Taunton  and  Norton 
nins{    one   called   Seckonk    Swamp, 


in  the  fouthern  angle  of  Norton  1  and 
a  Analler  one,  three-quarters  of  a  mile 
into  Rehoboth,  and  fome  two  miles 
north  of  Squammakomt  Swamp,  where 
Amnawom  was  afterwards  taken.  It  is 
my  impreflHon  that  the  latter  bed  meets 
all  the  conditions  of  the  cafe.  Philip 
feems  to  have  camped  on  an  upland  on 
the  edge  of  or  within  the  Avamp,  as 
was  their  cuftom.  Mr.  Drake,  in  his 
edition  of  Church,  places  the  fwamp 
which  ihelterad  them  in  Mattapoifett 
neck  in  Swanfey.  But  that  muft  have 
involved  a  return  march  on  the  part  of 
Church  and  his  prifoners  of  35  to  30 
miles  back  to  Brtdgewater,  which  was 
more  than  they  could  well  accomplifh 
before  "that  night";  befldes  that  from 
Swanfey  Church's  natural  route  would 
have  led  through  Taunton,  where  he 
would  moft  likely  have  delivered  his 
prifonera,  as  on  a  fubfequent  occaflon. 
*•  Thurfday,  3  Augull,  1676. 


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/oon  as  ttu  firing  eta/ed^  tfuy  muft  follofw  tk*  Trtuht  of  his 
Company  and  (omi  to  tfum.  (An  [40]  Indian  ii  next  to 
A  blood-hound  to  follow  a  Track.)  He  faid  to  them,  // 
would  bi  in  vain  for  thtm  to  think  of  difoMitmt^  or  to 
gain  any  thing  by  it^  for  hi  had  taktn  and  kilUd  a  grtat 
many  of  tht  Indian  Rtbils^  and  fhould  in  a  Utttt  tims  kilt 
and  takt  all  tht  rt^y  &c.  ^\y  this  time  it  began  to  be  fo 
light,  aa  the  time  that  he  ufually  chofe  to  make  hit  on- 
fet.  He  moved  fending  two  Souldiers  before  to  try  if 
they  could  privately  difcover  the  Enemies  poihirei.  But 
very  unhappily  it  fell  out,  that  the  very  fame  time 
PhiUp  had  fent  two  of  his  as  a  Scout  upon  his  own 
Track,  to  fee  if  none  dog'd  them;  who  fpy'd  the  iwo 
Indian  men,  and  tum*d  (hort  about,  and  fled  with  all 
fpeed  to  their  Camp:  and  Capt.  Church  purfued  as  fall 
as  he  could;  the  two  Indians  fet  a  yelling  and  howling, 
and  made  the  moft  hideous  noife  they  could  invent,  foon 
gave  the  Alarm  to  Philip  &  his  Camp;  who  all  fled  at  the 
flrft  tydings,  left  (heir  Kittles  boiling  &  Meat  roafting 
upon  their  wooden  Spits,  ft  run  into  a  Swamp  with  no 
other  Break-faft,  than  what  Capt.  Chunh  afterwards  treated 
them  with.  Capt.  Church  purfuing,  fent  Mr.  Ifaat  Hauf 
land^  with  a  party  on  one  fide  of  the  Swamp,  while  him- 


I**  (fiute  H0wlamd  was  jroungtft  fon 
of  John,  Md  brother  of  J«bu  (Ae  note 
HBfi,  mmU)\  wMoneof  theArftfettleraof 
MIddlcborough ;  mtrricd  Blin,  daugh- 
ter of  George  Vaughan  \  was  Ainrejror 
of  highwajre  at  M.,  in  167a  t  feleAman 


at  M.,  In  16741  >tt«,  1685,  16661  ad- 
mitted flreeman  in  1681 1  was  a  member 
of  the  "  grand  enqueft."  in  t68a  (  Ibrred 
on  a  trial  fuj,  in  1663  \  waa  llcenfed  to 
keep  an  ordinary  at  M.,  in  16841  ""** 
deputj  for  M.|  in  i689»  16901  1691  (  ra- 


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a  Hit  It  timi  kill 
;  began  to  be  fo 

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before  to  try  If 
B  pofturei.  But 
rery  fame    time 

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D  fpy*d  the  iwo 
td  aed  with  all 

1  purfued  as  fail 
ng  and  howling, 
ould  invent,  foon 
ho  all  fled  at  the 
k  Meat  roafting 
Swamp  with  no 
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Mr.  Jfaac  HoW' 

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itt«,  1685,  i6Mt  «1- 
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In  16631  wuliotnrcdto 
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felf  with  the  reft  ran  on  the  other-fide,  agreeing  to  run  on 
each  fide,  until  they  met  on  the  further  end:  placing  fome 
men  in  fecure  Stands  at  that  end  of  the  Swamp  where 
Philip  entered,  concluding  that  if  they  headed  him  and 
beat  him  back,  that  he  would  take  back  in  his  own  Track. 
Capt  Church  and  Mr.  Howland  foon  met  at  the  further 
end  of  the  Swamp  (it  not  being  a  great  one)  where  they 
met  with  a  great  number  of  the  Enemy,  well  armed,  com- 
ing out  of  the  Swamp.  But  on  fight  of  the  Englijh  they 
feemed  very  much  furprized,  &  tack'd  fliort.  Capt. 
Church  called  haftily  to  them,  and  faid,  If  they  fired  one 
Gun  they  were  all  dead  men ;  for  he  would  have  them 
know  that  he  had  them  henid  in,  with  a  force  fufficient  to 
command  them;  but  if  they  peaceably  furrender'd  they 
fhould  have  good  quarter^  &c.  They  feeing  both  Indians 
and  Engiyh  come  fo  thick  upon  them,  were  fo  furprized 
that  many  of  them  ftood  ftill  and  let  the  Engli/h  come  and 


1 1. 


eeived  £7  of  ThomH  Joden.  of  Little 
Compton,  for  *'  a  jroak  of  oxen,  unjuftlj 
detained,"  [Savage's  G*m.  Dia.  iii 
479  (  Ptym.  Col.  R«e.  t:  93,  145;  tI: 
6a,  86,  139,  131.  168,  186,  198,  ao6.  aia, 
aaa,  340,  346, 363,  a68.] 

«  Hubbard  fajra,  "In  thia  engage* 
ment  God  did  appear  in  a  more  then 
ofdinarjr  manner  to  fight  for  the  En> 
glilh,  for  the  Indiana  bjr  their  number, 
and  other  advantage*  of  the  place,  were 
fo  convenientlj  provided,  that  tliejr 
might  have  made  the  fidt  ihot  at  the 
Engliih,  and  done  them  much  damage; 
but  one  of  their  own  Country-men  in 


Capt  Ckmrekt  Comfat^,  efpjing  them, 
called  aloud  unto  them  in  their  own  Lan- 
guage,  telling  them,  that  if  tktyfiot  a 
Gum,  tkay  wtn  ali  dtad  mem}  with 
which  the/  were  fo  amaxed,  that  the/ 
durlt  not  once  offer  to  fire  at  the  En- 
glilh,  which  made  the  vidorjr  the  more 
remariuble."  iNarratitm,  loa.]  Ma- 
ther [Britf  Hiitory-  44]  «I<1>  that  the 
Indian's  name  wa«iUii//4MM.  Aa  Church 
could  not  himfelf  fpeak  Indian,  this  is 
probabl/  the  oorreA  verfion  of  what 
took  place;  or  perhaps  he  fpoke  in  En- 
gliih, and  his  Indian  foldiers  repeated 
his  words  in  their  tongue. 


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[4«]  ..^..i.V', 

take  the  Guns  out  of  their  hands,  when  they  were  both 
charged  and  cockM.  Many  both  Men,  Women  and  Chil- 
dren of  the  Enemy  were  imprifoned  at  this  time;  while 
Philipy  Ti/paquiny  Toio/on^  &c.  concluded  that  the  Eng- 
K/h  would  purfue  them  upon  their  Tracks,  fo  were  way- 
laying their  Tracks  at  the  firft  end  of  the  Swamp,  hoping 
thereby  to  gain  a  ihot  upon  Capt.  Ckurch  who  was  now 
better  imploy'd  in  taking  his  Prifoners  &  running  them 
into  a  Valley,  in  form  fomething  lhap*d  like  a  Punch- 
bole,  and  appointing  a  guard  of  two  files  trible  armed 
with  Guns  taken  from  the  Enemy.  But  Philip  having 
waited  all  this  while  in  vain,  now  moves  on  after  ihe  reft 
of  his  company  to  fee  what  was  become  of  them.  And 
by  this  time  Capt.  Church  was  got  into  the  Swamp  ready 
to  meet  him;  and  as  it  happened  made  the  firft  difcovery, 
clapt  behind  a  Tree  until  Philips  company  came  pretty 
near,  an*^  ''  t  fired  upon  them,  kill'd  many  of  them,  and  a 
clofe  ski:  followed.    Upon  this  PhiUp  having  grounds 

fuflicient  to  fufpedt  the  event  of  his  com[4i]pany  that 


>■  Tmt»fi>%  (TtU/om,  Tautoum)  i« 
faid  to  hare  been  the  fon  of  Sma 
Bamm,  whofe  death  ia  mentioned  Air> 
ther  on.  There  it  a  tradition  that  hie 
camp  waa  upon  what— it  is  thought 
bj  corruption  ftom  hia  name — ia  now 
called  Tvwfir'a  ntA,  an  upland  penin- 
fula  projedUng  into  Great-Bear  Swamp, 
about  a  mile  and  a  half  fouth-weil  of 
the  Tillage  oT  Rodieittr,  Mafa.,  and  a 
Ibort  diltenoe  eail  of  the  road  to  M atta- 
poiiiBtt    Tat4tfiM  was  wltneA  to  •  deed 


of  lands  upon  IFMyMn»e»//neckin  1666; 
with  others  "engaged  hia  Fldelitie "  to 
the  Colon/  at  Pljrmoutb,  6  Juljr,  1671) 
led  the  part/  tiiat  murdered  Clark's 
Garrifon,  i»  March,  i6j6  (ite  note  156, 
mmW),  whereupon  "four  coatea"  were 
offered  to  C«>/.  Amo$  as  a  reward  if 
he  would  "bring  him  in";  and  feems 
to  have  died  miferabl/,  foon  after  Phil- 
ip's death,  as  will  appear  lUrther  on. 
[Drake's  Bo0k  of  tk*  Imd.  344;  Pfym. 
Cd.  R«e.  V I  7a,  305,  aofi,  ^V*] 


134 


ey  were  both 
net!  and  Chil- 
I  time;  while 
that  the  Enff-  < 
fo  were  way- 
ivamp,  hoping 
Mrho  was  now 
running  them 
ike  a  Punch- 

trible  armed 
Philip  having 

after  the  reft 
r  them.  And 
Swamp  ready 
irft  difcovery, 
r  came  pretty 
of  them,  and  a 
aving  grounds 
[4i]pany  that 

MMw/Z  neck  Id  1666; 
mlhUFidelitte"to 
■outh,6  Julj,  1671) 
i  nnrdeicd  Clark't 
,  i6j6  (Ae  note  156, 
'four  coatee"  were 
mo$  u  ft  rewftrd  if 
im  in";  and  feeme 
bij,  feon  after  Phil- 
appear  flirther  on. 
\k»  Imd.  344;  Pfym. 
{,  ao6i  J09<] 


[  4«  J 

went  before  them,  fled  back  upon  his  own  Track;  and 
coming  to  the  place  where  the  Ambufti  lay,  they  fired  on 
each  other,  and  one  Lucus  of  Plymouth^  not  being  fo 


**  Tkom»t  Lneat  {Lmei^t)  has  a 
ilngularljr  and  perflftentljr  bad  record. 
He  firft  i->ppeart  before  the  Court,  3 
Feb.,  1656,  when  he  had  a  controverfjr 
with  the  widow  Dotej,  and  wa«  call  in 
3«.  {  a  OA.,  1658,  he  was  lined  to*,  for 
a  fecond  conviAion  of  drunkennefs,  and 
5«.  for  retailing  ftrong  liquors ;  6  OA., 
1659,  he  was  flned  io«.  for  being  drunk  { 
7  Mar.,  1659-40,  he  was  fined  301.  for 
abuflve  oondudt  toward  James  Cole, 
•en.'s  wife  and  James  Cole,  jr.'s  child ; 
a  OA.,  1660,  he  was  fined  lo*.  for  be- 
ing drunk  twice;  5  Mar.,  1660-1,  he 
was  bound  in  £ao  to  find  Aireties  for 
good  behavior,  but  prefenting  himfelf 
in  Court,  "diftempered  with  drinke," 
and  with  "▼nbefeeming  behauiour"  he 
was  committed  to  prifon  and  fined  40*. ; 
7  Majr,  following,  lie  was  found  drunk, 
and  broke  hie  bonds,  and  his  cafe  was 
referred  to  the  next  Court,  which  "  upon 
fome  conflderations  **  remitted  £10  of 
his  forfoiture;  3  Mar.,  i66a-3  he  was 
fentenoed  to  be  "whipt"  for  drunken- 
nefs, but  the  fentenoe  was  fiifpended 
if  lie  did  not  ofiiend  again;  i  Mar., 
i663->|,  he  got  bis  whipping,  and  was 
alfo  bound  over  in  £ao,  for  abufirig  his 
wife  and  reviling  others;  8  June,  1664, 
he  was  pat  in  the  litocks  for  fwearing; 
9  June,  1665,  was  imprifoned  a4  hours 
for  tlie  fame  offence;  3  OA.,  1665,  he 
was  fined  10*.  for  being  drunk;  a  Mar., 
1668-9,  his  wife  teftified  that  he  had  not 
abufed  her  finoe  he  was  bound  over; 


and  he,  promifing  amendment,  was 
releafed  of  that  prefentment;  7  June, 
1670,  he  was  flned  3«.  ^.  for  breaking 
the  king's  peace ;  3  June,  1673,  he  was 
arrcfted  for  being  drunk,  but  "  releafed 
with  admonition";  i  June,  1675,  "for 
being  diftempered  with  drinke,  it  being 
foe  often,  ^nd  that  hee  hath  borne  feu- 
erall  p'ticular  punifliments  gradualljr, 
and  can  not  be  reclaimed,  it  was  or- 
dered concerning  him  that  all  that  fell 
drinke  Im  ftridU/  ordered  and  prohib- 
ited to  let  him  haue  none";  30  OA., 
1675,  for  being  drunk,  and  for  reviling 
fome  deceafed  magiftrates,  he  was 
"whipt  att  the  poft."  The  onl/ coun- 
tervailing records  concerning  him— fo 
far  as  the/  an  iUch— which  I  have 
found,  are  that,  5  Mar.,  1651-a,  he 
gained  £3  laj.  in  a  jury  trial  fVom 
Richard  Hawes;  15  July,  i66a^  be  af- 
fixed his  mark  to  the  verdiA  of  a  coro- 
net's inqueft  on  the  death  of  James 
Peirfe;  and  that,  39  OA.,  1669,  a  Jury 
gave  him  cofts  when  fbed  by  Jofeph 
Bartlett,  for  358  lbs.  of  "  beife  delivered 
att  his  houfe."  He  was  clearly  a  mif- 
erable,  drunken,  profane,  quarrelfome 
fellow,  and  his  life  — as  Church  in- 
timates by  carelefltaefs  (he  could  hardly 
have  been  drunk  fo  early  in  the  morn- 
ing)— found  fit  ending.  He  had  five 
children,  vis:  John,l>om  15  July,  16561 
Mary,  bom  15  Mar.,  1658;  Benoni,  bom 
30  OA.,  1659;  Samuel,  bom  15  Sept, 
1661 ;  and  William,  bonv  13  Jau.,  i66a. 


n:: 


13s 


■WH 


mmmum 


mwwa 


vsmmmm.' 


f 


[4«] 


careful  as  he  might  have  been  about  his  Stand,  was  kill'd 
by  the  Indians.  In  this  Swamp  skirmilh  Capt  Church 
with  his  two  men  which  always  ran  by  his  fide  as  his 
guard,  met  with  three  of  the  Enemy^  two  of  which  furren- 
dred  themfelves,  and  the  Captains  guard  feized  them,  but 
the  other  being  a  great  ftout  furly  fellow,  with  his  two 
locks  ty'd  up  with  red,  and  a  great  Rattle-fnake  skin 
hanging  to  the  back  part  of  his  head,  (whom  Capt  Church 
concluded  to  be  Totofon)  ran  from  them  into  the  Swamp 
Capt.  Church  in  perfon  purfued  him  clofe,  till  coming 
pretty  near  up  with  him,  prefented  his  Gun  between  his 
Shoulders,  but  it  miffing  fire,  the  Indian  perceiving  it, 
turnM  and  prefented  at  Capt.  Churchy  and  miffing  fire  alfo; 
their  Guns  taking  wet  with  the  Fog  and  Dew  of  the 
Morning;  but  the  Indian  turning  (hort  for  another  run, 
his  foot  trip'd  in  a  fmall  grape-vine,  and  he  fell  flat  on  his 
face;  Capt.  Church  was  by  this  time  up  wit!i  him,  and 
ftruck  the  Muzzle  of  his  Gun  an  inch  and  half  into  the 
back  part  of  his  head,  which  difpatchM  him  without  an- 
other blow.  But  Capt  Church  looking  behind  him  faw 
Totofon  ^t  Indian  whom  he  tho*t  he  had  killM,  come 
flying  at  him  like  a  dragon:  But  this  happened  to  be  fair 
in  fight  of  the  guard  that  were  fet  to  keep  the  Prifoners, 
who  fpying  Totofon^  and  others  that  were  following  of 
him,  in  the  very  feafonable  jun£hire  made  a  (hot  upon 
them,  and  refcued  their  Captain;  tho*  he  was  in  no  fmall 

\Plym.  da.  Rte.  iil:  no,  150, 173, 181.     5I1  55>  tf>  lot,  106;  ▼>  16, 39, 118, 169, 
ig6,  aoot  ao6,  307,  aia,  aao,  333 ;  iv :  33,     183 ;  tU  :  57, 157  i  ▼iii  <  33.] 

13& 


-r 


,(0iiVm 


"■»*■ 


[41] 


tand,  was  killM 
I  Capt  Church 
his  fide  as  his 
f  which  furren- 
eized  them,  but 
■y  with  his  two 
ittle-fnake  skin 
m  Capt  Church 
nto  the  Swamp 
)fe,  till  coming 
Lin  between  his 
t  perceiving  it, 
niffingfirealfo; 
kd  Dew  of  the 
or  another  run, 
:  fell  flat  on  his 
wit!i  him,  and 
id  half  into  the 
lim  without  an- 
>ehind  him  faw 
ad  killM,  come 
lened  to  be  fair 
}  the  Prifoners, 
re  following  of 
de  a  (hot  upon 
vas  in  no  fmall 

S;  ▼<  16,39,118,169, 

i  vHi:  33.] 


danger  from  his  friends  bullets,  for  fome  of  them  came  fo 
near  him  that  he  tho't  he  felt  the  wind  of  them.  The 
skirmifli  being  over,  they  gathered  their  Prifoners  to- 
gether, and  found  the  number  that  they  had  killed  and 
taken  was  173"*  (the  Prifoners  which  they  took  over 
Night  included)  who  after  the  skirmifli  came  to  them,  as 
they  were  ordered. 

Now  having  no  Provifions,  but  what  they  took  fl-om  the 
Enemy,  they  haftened  to  Bridgwater,  fending  an  exprefs 
before  to  provide  for  them,  their  Company  being  now 
very  numerous.  The  Gentlemen  of  Bridgvoater  met  Capt. 
Church  with  great  expreflion  of  honour  and  thanks,  and 
received  him  and  his  Army  with  all  due  refpedt  and  kind 
treatment 

Capt  Church  drove  his  Prifoners  that  Night  into  Bridg<- 
water  Pound,"*  and  fet  his  Indian  Souldiers  to  guard 
them.  They  being  well  treated  with  Victuals  and  drink, 
they  had  a  merry  Night;  and  the  Prifoners  laughM  as  loud 
as  the  Souldiers,  not  being  fo  treated  a  long  time  before. 

Some  of  the  Indians  now  faid  to  Capt  Church,  Sir,  You 
have  now  made  Philip  ready  to  dye, /or  you  have  made  him 


***  Hubbard  fajrs  Church  had  in  his 
own  force  but  "30  Engliflimen  and  ao 
reconciled  Indian;,"  and  that  he  took 
and  Icilled  "about"  153  of  the  enemj. 
[Nmrraiivt,  loa.]  Increafe  Mather  fa/a 
the  fame  [Brkf  Hi/lory^  44],  and  fo  does 
hi*  fon,  Cotton.  iMagmalim,  ed.  1853, 
ii :  575.]  But,  in  this,  Church's  mem- 
ory, and  notes,  are  the  bcft  authoritj; 
the  more  efpedallj  as  the  fa^  that  hia 

18  137 


paj,  and  that  of  his  oompan/,  depend- 
ed on  tlie  number,  would  fix  it  in  hia 
mind. 

*■*  The  pound  was  fituated  on  the 
north  baniK  of  the  Town  River,  in  what 
is  now  Weft  Bridgewater,  within  five 
rods  of  the  river,  and  ten  rods  below 
the  old  town  bridge ;  oppofite  to  the  lite 
formertjr  occupied  bjr  the  oflke  of  Wil- 
liam Baylies,  Efq. 


limsm 


<  iwiiaiiiiwiiiiiiiwnimiwwMwtii 


J^' 


V 


[4*] 


as  poor,  and  miferabU  as  hi  uid  to  makt  tki  Englilh;  for 
you  havs  now  kilUd  or  taksn  all  his  Rtlaiions.  That  they 
btlievid  hi  would  now/oon  havs  his  head,  and  that  this  bout 
had  almq/t  brok*  h.s  heart*  \ 

The  next  day  Capt  Chunk  moved  and  arrived  with  all 
hit  Prifonert  fafe  at  Plymouth?^  The  great  Engli/h  army 
were  now  at  Taunton,  and  Maj.  Talcot^  [4a]  with  the 
Conmnitut  Forces  being  in  thefe  parts  of  the  Country,  did 
confiderable  fpoil  upon  the  Enemy."* 

Now  Capt  Church  being  arrived  at  Plymouth,  received 
thanks  from  the  Government  for  his  good  Service,  &c, 
many  of  his  Souldiers  were  diibanded;  and  he  tho't  to 
reft  himfelf  awhile,  being  much  fategued  and  his  health 
impared,  by  exceffive  heats  and  colds,  and  wading  thro* 
Rivers,  &€.    But  it  was  not  long"*  before  he  was  caird 


■•  Fridaj.  4  Aufuft,  1676. 

»  yokm  TmkM  {TmiheMt,  TmyU 
to»()  wat  fon  of  John  (who  eMM  in  Um 
••  Lion,"  to  Cambridge,  in  1633,  and  tw 
moTcd  with  Hoolwr  to  Hartford)  1  wa* 
born  in  Bn(land(  after  fenring  in  Tari« 
oiu  oflkaa  waa  mad*  chitf  militafjr 
ofloar  of  Hartford  Co.,  j6  Jnn«,  16731 
waa  mad*  Mi^or,  7  Aug.,  1673*  "^  ^ 
Nov.,  2673,  Conimand«fwin<chi«r  of  all 
foraea  than  raiflng  againft  Maw  Yorlil 
IS  May,  i«76i  ha  waa  ilnllarij  appoint- 
ed orer  the  troop*  raiibd  for  Philip'a 
war,  and  waa  very  aAlTO  and  AieoefaAil 
in  hia  oomraand.  He  died,  33  Jul/, 
1688.  He  had  14  children,  by  Helena 
Wakeman  and  Maiy  Cook.  [Savage'e 
Qm.  Dm.  iv  i  a50{  CpUuM  Xtetnb  •/ 


Ctmntaieut,  il  >  183,  aoS,  aiS,  979,  443i 

444>  447-SS.  458-6S] 

»  Mi^.  Taloott,  with  the  Conneai- 
cut  foract,  after  having  killed  and  Uken 
many  of  the  Indiana  in  the  Narraganfett 
country,  returned  to  Connecticut  about 
5  July.  Having  reeruilad  hia  men  a 
fliort  time,  he  took  hia  ftation  at  Weft- 
fleid,  where  he  All  with  great  fticcefa 
upon  Indiana  fleeing  weftward.  [Trum- 
buil'a^^.  C«iM.i<  34S-] 

■•  Chureh'a  language  here,  and  a 
little  flirther  on,  la  mifleading;  as  it 
would  item  to  imply  a  much  greater 
lapfe  of  time  than  really  took  pUoe. 
He  rttumed  to  Plymouth  flom  hit  left 
Bridgewater  expedition,  as  we  have 
(ten,  on  Friday,  4  Aug.,  1676.     Aa 


138 


U  Enf^\(h; /or 
ms.  That  they 
dthatthubimt 

irrived  with  all 

It  Engiyh  ftrmy 

[42]  with  the 

le  Countryi  did 

mouthy  received 
Service,  &c. 
snd  he  tho't  to 
and  his  health 
d  wading  thro* 
e  he  was  call'd 


83,  ao6,  aiS,  979,  443. 

5-] 

t,  with  the  CohmAI- 
ivinf  killed  and  taken 
nt  in  the  Namganfett 
to  ConneAicut  about 
racniitad  hit  men  a 
>k  hie  ftation  at  Weft- 
Ill  with  great  Aiceefs 
ng  weftwardt   [^nm- 

i>34&] 

tnguage  here,  and  a 

is  mideadingi  a*  It 
nply  a  much  greater 
IB  reallj  took  place. 
Ijmouth  flmn  hie  left 
Ddition,   ae  we  have 

4  Aug.,  1676.     Aa 


[4a] 

Upon  to  Rally,  upon  advice  that  fome  of  the  Enemy  were 
difcovered  in  Dartmouth  woods.  He  took  his  Indians^ 
and  as  many  Englifh  Volunteers  as  prefented,  to  go  with 
him,  and  fcattering  into  fmall  parcels.  Mr.  JabtM  How 
land  (who  was  now,  and  often  his  Lieutenant  and  a 
worthy  good  Souldiers)""  had  the  fortune  to  difcover  and 
imprifon  a  parcel  of  the  Enemy.  In  the  Evening  they 
met  together  at  an  appointed  place,  and  by  examining  the 
Prifoners,  they  gain'd  intelligence  of  Toto/ons  haunt;*"  and 
being  brisk  in  the  Morning,  they  foon  gainM  an  advantage 
of  Toto/ons  company,  tho'  he  himfelf  with  his  Son  of  about 
Eight  Years  old  made  their  efcape,  and  one  old  Squaw 
with  them,,  to  Agawom^'^  his  own  Country.  But  Sam 
Barrow^  as  noted  a  Rogue  as  any  among  the  Enemy, 
fell  into  the  hands  of  J  e  Englipty  at  this  time.  Capt. 
Church  told  him.  That  k  :au/i  0/  his  inhumam  Murders 
and  Barbarities^  the  Court  had  allou^d  him  no  quarter^  but 
was  to  be  /orthwith  put  to  Death,  and  there/ore  he  was  to 
prepare  /or  it,     Barrow  reply'd,   That  the  Sentence  0/ 


Philip  waa  killed  one  week  fttrni  the 
neit  da/,  and  aa  Church  muft  have 
been  at  leaft  one  daj  on  the  route  to 
Pocaftt  and  Rhode-Idand,  onljr  four 
week-dajra  are  toft  after  the  Sabbath 
following  hii  return  ftom  Bridgewater, 
for  the  expedition  toward  Dartmouth 
wooda.  It  would  ((Mm,  then,  that 
Church  onlj  laid  ftill  over  Saturda/ 
and  Sundajr,  —  which,  literalljr,  waa 
"  not  long, "  —  and  "  rallied"  for  Dart- 
mouth on  Mbndaj,  7  Aug. 
*■*  See  note  307,  mmtt. 


*"  See  note  aSa,  ««/«.  If  thii  refore 
to  Tmu/tt't  neck  in  Rochefter,  the  par- 
tjr  probabi/  did  not  crofs  the  Aculhnet 
River  at  this  time. 

"*  See  note  909,  mntt. 

*•  Sam,  Bmrrow  la  ftated  to  have 
been  Tmt^»m'$  father  (fee  note  aSa, 
mutt),  I  And  nothing  elA  concerning 
him,  except  that  he  appeare  to  figure 
upon  the  Colony  Record*  In  the  lift  of 
the  partjr  deftrojing  Clark'a  Oarrifon, 
under  the  name  of  SamtathU,  IPfym^ 
Cot.  Rte,  V  t  ao6.] 


»39 


^     •^•..!.s^t»t.,'--'i^auiMf..A^>^-H.t.^,^JW:  ■^■-^'  •  i      ■  '.,   -  •"   /  ffv 


.•.<»Wiil.mil,l«<t'Mia>t,W|(tw»t-<»««t»ftJafc»i>»'-.  M. 


'.  :«?.•**  o» 


X 


[4«] 

Diaik  again/i  him  wasjuft^  and  that  indad  hi  was  a/hamid 
to  Uv€  any  tongir^  and  dtfired  no  mort  favour  than  to  Smokt 
a  Whiff  of  Tobacco  btfon  his  Extcution.  When  he  had 
taken  a  rewWhiflfs,  he  faid,  Hs  was  rtady,  upon  which 
one  of  Capt.  Chnnhes  Indians  funk  hit  Hatchet  into  hii 
Braini.  The  famoui  Totofon  arriving  at  A^awom^  hii 
Son  which  was  the  lall  which  waa  left  of  his  Family  (Capt. 
Church  having  deftroyed  all  the  reft)  fell  fick:  Tlie  wretch 
refleAing  upon  the  miferable  condition  he  had  bro't  him- 
felf  into,  his  heart  became  as  a  ftone  within  him,  and  he 
dyM."*  The  old  Squaw  flung  a  few  leaves  and  brufli  over 
him,  and  came  into  Sandruichy  and  gave  this  account  of  his 
death,  and  offered  to  ihew  them  where  (he  left  his  body; 
but  never  had  the  opportunity,  for  ftie  immediately  fell 
fick  and  dy'd  alfo. 

Capt.  Church  being  now  at  PI  mouth  again  weary  and 
worn,  would  have  gone  home  to  his  Wife  and  Family,  but 
the  Government  being  Solicitous  to  ingage  him  in  the 
Service  until  PhiUp  was  flain,  and  promifmg  him  fatis- 
faction  and  redrefs  for  fome  miftreatment  that  he  had  met 
with:  He  fixes  for  another  Expedition;  he  had  foon  Vol- 
unteers enough  to  make  up  the  Company  he  defired  and 
Marched  thro*  the  Woods,  until  he  came  to  Pocaffet?^ 


"*  It  U  preAimable  that  this  Ibn  of 
•ight  jwan,  who  thus  foil  fick,  died 
before  his  father;  as  the  fquaw  appa- 
rentljr  made  no  Airther  mention  of 
him. 

"*  He  muft  have  left  Pl/mouth  by 
Thurfda/  night,  lo  Aug.,  or  verjr  earl/ 


on  Fridaj  morning,  at  the  lateft,  thus 
to  hare  readied  Pocaibt  in  time  to 
crofs  the  ferrjr,  and  ride  8  miles  down 
the  ifland,  while  it  was  jet  light  enough 
on  the  afternoon  of  Fridajr,  the  nth,  to 
"fpjr"  horfemen  coming  "at  a  great 
pace,"  at  a  diftance. 


i^o 


HP 


•  ikan  to  Smokt 
When  he  had 
!  upon  which 
Ktchet  into  hii 
A^^antomt  hii 
Ffunily  (Capt. 
Ic:  The  wretch 
lad  bro't  him- 
in  him,  and  he 
And  brufli  over 
account  of  his 
left  his  body; 
^mediately  fell 

ain  weary  and 
id  Family,  but 
;e  him  in  the 
ing  him  fatis- 
lat  he  had  met 
had  foon  Vol- 
le  defired  and 
to  Pocaffitl^ 

\,  at  the  Uteft,  thus 
^ocaibt  in  time  to 
ride  8  inibM  down 
'M  jet  light  enough 
Fridkjr,  the  nth,  to 
tming  "at  a  great 


[4'] 

And  not  feeing  nor  hearing  of  any  of  the  Enemy,  they 
went  over  the  Ferry  to  Rhodi'IJland^  to  refrcfli  them- 
felves.  The  Captain  with  about  half  a  dozen  in  his  com- 
pany  took  Horfe  ft  rid  about  eight  Miles  down  the  IJland^ 
to  Mr.  Sanfords^  where  he  had  left  his  Wife;  who  no 


"•  See  note  345.  mmt«.  Since  that 
was  In  ljrpa«  I  have  gained  ft>me  ad> 
ditional  faAa,  which  majr  be  At  down 
here. 

Vif/.  Smmf»r4  lived  about  half  a  mile 
fouth  of  (the  prefent)  PorttWiouth  line, 
in  what  I*  now  MIddletown  (then  New- 
port)! which  made  hit  farm  about 
"eight  miles  down  the  Ifland"  from 
Tripp's  Perrj.  [MS.  UtUr  of  Mr. 
Richard  Sherman.] 

In  168a,  he  rendered  an  account) 
amounting  to  £103  9*.  9^.,  to  Pljrm- 
outh-Colonj  Court,  for  fervicee  ren* 
rfered  the  wounded  men  of  the  arm/, 
after  the  great  Narraganfett  Swamp 
flght  (See  p.  60,  kK.t  ««/«.)  Some 
items  cf  that  account  are  of  Intereft 
enough  to  warrant  its  Infertion  here,  as 
cafting  light  upon  that  portion  of  the 
war.  [I  copj  from  Plym.  Col.  Xte.  vi  t 
Ii8-t30,  Aippljrlng  oonJeAuralljr  feme 
mifflng  words,  and  oondenflng  fome 
items.] 

"Ptoleg  Sanford,  Efii.  his  Account, 
appointed  to  be  recorded,  at  June  Court, 
168a. 

"  Rhode-Iiland,  anno  1675.  Oen.  Jo- 
flah  Window's  Dcbitf. 

4      •.      A 

"  To  treatment  of  a8  wound' 
ed  men  fr.  —  Dec.  vntell 
y  35*  dajr 4   <H   o 


it.* 

"To  Almj  for  344  lbs.  of 

mutton 3    01    o 

"To  Aim/,  10  jds.  duflles 

for  wounded  ....  3  00  o 
"  To  Almy,  »k  cord  of  wood 

for  do I    00   o 

"To   flrkin  of  butter— 66 

lbs.  at  6d  pr.  lb.  (flrkin 

\9d) I    14    6 

"  To  45  li  lbs.  mutton  deliv* 

ered  at  the  houfe  of  Mr. 

Brinton  ft  Rob*.  Carr  for 

tenders  of  wounded  men  5  t3  9 
"To  I J  lb.  candles  ft  10  lb. 

butter,  to  do  houfts,  .  .  o  I3  10 
"To  6  bulhels  Ind.  Corn, 

to  do, I    04    o 

"  To  3  gall,  mallailks  to  do,  o  05  o 
"To  103  lb.  fait  beefe  ft  7 

lb.  porke  to  do  ....  1  07  6 
"  To  i64  cords  wood,  at  81, 

ft  4  load  of  wood  ...  7  16  o 
"  To  3  qts  rum  to  Lowell  .  o  <q  9 
"To  15  lbs.  flax,  with  6  lb. 

frnt  to  the  garifon  .  .  o  15  o 
"  To  Capt.  Oreen,  for  bear 

for  the  wounded  ...  o  03  6 
"  To  cafli  for  buriall  of  Link- 

hom,   Harrifs,   Sumerf- 

burjr,  and  one  more .  .  1  10  o 
"To  74  lb.  Aigar  among 

wounded i    17    o 


MMMM 


■mr-  -r-^i-^jsiLi- 


[43  ] 

fooner  fiiw  him  but  [4.^!  ftlnted  with  the  Airprixe;  and  by 
that  time  (he  wm  a  little  revived,  they  fpy'd  two  Horfe- 
men  coining  a  great  pace.  Capt.  CAitreA  told  hit  com- 
pany that  thofe  men  (by  their  riding)  came  with  Tydingi. 
When  they  came  up  they  prov'd  to  be  Maj.  Sanford  and 
Capt.  GoUing!^  who  immediately  ask'd  Capt.  Ckurthf 
What  hi  would  giv4  to  tuar  fom*  Ntwt  of  Philip?  He 
reply*d,  That  was  what  Ms  wanitd.    They  told  him,  Tk4y 


*'  To  tN  g*n.  nim  toDoAer 

fbrwouMM 7    09    lA 

••To  a  All  llMtp  to  DoA. 

Hawkint    tor    woundod 

that  wont  in  jr*    voAli 

with  him o    it  o 

••To  8 /da  dufloa  tr>  Sorg*. 

WIthorljr,  JaHa  Boll  k 

othor   Tanton    mon,   / 

camo   wottndod   to   my 

houto  Doc.  34    ....    a   08   o 
••  To  calh  to  J.  Boll  to  boar 

hit  chargoa  homo  .    .    .    o   04   o 
••  1V>  Sorg*.  WIthofoU,  JaIHa 

Ball  k  Whilo  for  diatt. 

lodg'g  k  atlandanca,  s 

ono   iQonth   k   1  thrao 

wooka,  at  8«.  por  wook    .    4   08   o 
••T6  Left.   Sauago,  OoA. 

Cuttlor,    Jle    thoir   mon 

kckc 15   «S  o 

••To  DoA.    Hawkina  diot 

ftc  about  a  month .    .    .    t    is    o 
**To  Llout  Vpham,  Ar.  94 

Dec    to    14  March,  k 

hia  kinftnan  for  diot  ftc. 

at  8*  each,  hia  flftor  alfo 

a  oonfldorablo  p*  of  jr* 

tioM 9  «   o 


••T»  do.  Vpham  t|  gall. 

rum,    *    I J  lb.  mutton 

whan  ho  want  awajr  ..0113 
••  Tb  aftala  W*  Branlon  for 

hira  of  room  fr.  14  Dae. 

to  17  OA.  1676,  f  dajr 

that     BofJaA    Wltharall 

want  out  of  It,  at  1$  V 

ywt 4   01    7I 

••  To  do.  Wltharljr  for  Ain- 

drjraa,  aa  p.  hia  acct  .    .    3    ta    11 
••To  damaga  foftalnod  In 

mjr   boding   and    othor 

houAhold    foifli,    with 

thinga  pAlotnad  bjr  In- 

eomara,      which      bora 

charg*  CaOk  att  prafiint, 

for  thought  tho  damago 

ba  ikr  mora ao  00  e 


<i<U     9  9 

••Datad  In  Naw  Port,  on  Rhodo 
Ifland,  7*  a^  d^r  Jan.  liTf." 

[Thare  w«ro  eradlta  givan,  amounting 
to  £aa  9f .  9d.  Tha  balanoa  of  tha  diara 
of  Pljmouth  In  tho  aeoount  waa  than 
paid.] 

^  Bum  note  9),  mmt«. 


«4» 


Ji^ 


iMMiaMM 


rikM*« 


Airprixe;  and  by 
fpy'd  two  (lorfe- 
tA  told  his  com- 
me  with  Tydinga. 
M«j.  Sanford  tnd 
c'd  Capt.  Chunky 
t  of  Philip?  He 
ey  told  him,  Tfuy 


WHk  t|  fall. 
I  lb.  mullon 
•nl  awajr .  . 
■  Branton  (br 
m  fr.  14  Dm. 
i«7«,  f  day 
lA  WIUmnII 
r  It,  at  Cj  pr 

Mr!/  for  Ain- 

hit  aect  .    . 

AiftaliMd  In 

I  aad   other 

fhifli,    with 

Dtaad  by  ln« 

which      hart 

\  att  pnftntt 

t  tha  damaga 


e    II    3 


4   oi    7A 


3    ta    II 


•    •    •    • 


.  ao  00  o 


fiQi     9  9 

Naw  Port,  on  Rhoda 
•  AKf  Jan.  idgft." 

I  eradlta  fivan,  amounting 

Tha  balanea  of  tha  ihara 

In  tha  aeoount  waa  than 

1 9),  mmttt 


t43l 

had  rid  hard  wUh  fomt  kopts  of  overtaking  of  kim^  and 

wtrt  now  (omi  on  purpofi  to  inform  him^  Thai  there  was 

jn/lnow  Tydingsfrom  Mount-hope;  An  Indian  came  down 

from  ihenee  (where  Phillpe  Camp  now  was)  on  to  S«nd- 

point**  over  agaitf/l  Tripi,""  and  h./'aw*dy  and  madefigns 

to  6e  fetched  over;  and  being  fetched  over^  he  reported^  That 

he  was  fUd from  Philip,  who  (faid  he)  has  kiifd  my  Brother 

juft  before  I  eame  away^  for  giving  fome  advite  that  dif- 

pkafed  him!^    And  faid,  ht  was  fled  for  fear  of  meeting 

with  ike  fame  his  Brother  had  met  with.    Told  them  alfo. 

Thai  Philip  was  now  in  Mount-hope  Neeh.    Capt.  Church 

thank'd  them  for  their  good  News,  and  faid,  he  hopM  by 

to  Morrow  Morning  to  have  the  Rogues  head.     The 

Horfes  that  he  and  his  company  came  on  (landing  at  the 

door,  (for  they  had  not  been  unfaddled)  his  Wife  mull 

content  her  felf  with  a  (hort  vifit,  when  fuch  game  was 

a-head;   they  immediately  Mounted,  fet  Spurs  to  their 

Horfes,  and  away.    The  two  Gentlemen  that  bro*t  him 

the  Tydings,  told  him,  They  would  gladly  wait  upon  him  to 


"•  Smmdy  P^mt  U  on  tha  Briftol  Sda 
of  Briftol  Wwtj,  naar  whara  tha  light* 
houfa  now  ftandt.  iMS.  M^r  of  Mr. 
Richard  Skamian.] 

*■*  7Vil|^/«waathanainathan,orfeon 
aftar  (long  bafcra  Church  diAated,  at 
laaft),  currant  for  Briftol  Fkrrjr,  which 
waa  run  bjr  Ablal  Tripp,  who  lived  on 
tha  Portflnouth  Ada,  and  who,  with 
John  Burdan,  raeatTod  tiia  formal  right 
to  tha  "  forty  privilaga  "  ftir  Ibrtn  years, 
a  Aug.,  169B,  which  waa  renewed,  19 
June,  17051  "aa  fimnariy,"  for  (iiven 


years.    [/?.-/.  Ctt.  Jttt.  Illi  5351  MS. 
Mfr  of  Mr.  Richard  Sherman.] 

•<*  ••  He  caufod  one  oT  his  Confeder- 
atee  to  be  killed  for  propounding  an 
expedient  of  peace."  [Hubbard's  JVor* 
rmtivt,  103.]  Incrsafo  Mather  (kys, 
••  One  of  PJUI/f$  men  (being  difgufted 
with  him  for  killing  an  /«iMi«  who 
had  propounded  an  expedient  for  peace 
with  the  Engl^)  ran  away  ftom  him, 
and  coming  to  Road-Ifland,  informed 
that  Philip  was  now  returned  again  to 


143 


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^ 


i' 


[43] 


fee  the  event  of  this  Expedition,    He  thanlcM  them,  and  told 
them,  he  fhould  be  as  fond  of  their  company  as  any  Mens; 
and  (in  (hort)  they  went  with  him.    And  they  were  foon 
as   Trips  Ferry   (with  Capt  Churches  company)  where 
the  deferter  was;   who  was  a  fellow  of  good  fenfe,  and 
told  his  ftory  handfomely:    he  offered  Capt.  Church  to 
Pilot  him  to  Philipy  and  to  help  to  kill  him,  that  he  might 
revenge  his  Brothers  death.    Told  him,  That  Philip  was 
now  upon  a  little  fpot  of  Upland  that  was  in  the  South 
end  of  the  miery  Swamp  juft  at  the  foot  of  the  Mount,"* 
which  was  a  fpot  of  ground  that  Capt.  Church  was  well 
acquainted  with.    By  that  time"  they  were  got  over  the 
Ferry,  and  came  near  the  ground  half  the  Night  was 
fpent,  the  Capt.  commanus  a  halt,  and  bringing  the  com- 
pany together,  he  asked  Maj  Sanford  &  Capt.  Goldings 
advice,  what  method  was  beft  to  take  in  making  the  on- 
fet,  but  they  declining  giving  any  advice,  telling  him, 
That  his  great  Experience  &  Succefs  forbid  their  taking 
upon  them  to  give  advice.     Then  Capt.  Church  offered 
Capt.  Goldings  that  he  fhould  have  the  honour  (if  he 
would  pleafe  accept  of  it)  to  beat  up  Philips  headquarters. 
He  accepted  the  offer  and  had  his  alotted  number  drawn 
out  to  him,  and  the  Pilot    Capt.  Churches  inlhiictions  to 
him  were  to  be  very  careful  in  his  approach  to  the  Enemy, 
and  be  fure  not  to  fhew  himfelf  until  by  day  light  they 

•M  "  Philip  was  furprifed  and  killed  •*  The  diftanoe  of  the  fwamp  in 
bj  Col.  Church  at  a  little  knoll  on  the  which  Philip  was  concealed  was  not 
fouth-weft  fide,  at  the  foot  of  Mount  much  more  than  two  miles  from  the 
Hope."  [FeiTenden's  Warr«»,Jl.-/.,^2     landing  of  the  ferry  on  the  Briftol  fide. 

»44 


1  them,  and  told 
ly  as  any  Mens; 
they  were  foon 
»mpany)  where 
^ood  fenfe,  and 
)apt.  Church  to 
1,  that  he  might 
rhat  Philip  was 
IS  in  the  South 
►f  the  Mount,"* 
hurch  was  well 
e  got  over  the 
the  Night  was 
iging  the  com- 
Capt.  Goldings 
making  the  on- 
e,  telling  him, 
id  their  taking 
'Church  offered 
honour  (if  he 
s  headquarters, 
number  drawn 
inftructions  to 
to  the  Enemy, 
day  light  they 

of  the  fWamp   in 

concealed  was  not 

two  miles  from  tlie 

|r  on  the  Briftol  fide. 


[44] 

might  fee  and  difcem  their  own  men  from  the  Enemy. 
Told  him  alfo,  That  his  cuftom  in  the  like  cafes  was  ♦© 
creep  with  his  company  on  their  bellies,  until  they  came 
as  near  as  they  could;  and  that  as  foon  as  the  Enemy  dif-> 
covered  them  they  would  cry  out;  and  that  was  the  word 
[44]  for  his  Men  to  fire  and  fall  on.  Direaed  him  when 
the  Enemy  fliould  ftart  and  take  into  the  Swamp,**  they 
Ihould  purfue  with  fpeed,  every  man  (houting  and  making 
what  noife  they  could;  for  he  would  give  orders  to  his 
Ambufcade  to  fire  on  any  that  (hould  come  filently.  Capt 
Church  knowing  it  was  PhiHps  cuftom  to  be  fore-moft  in 
the  flight,  went  down  to  the  Swamp  and  gave  Capt  Wil- 
liams of  Situate^  the  command  of  the  right  wing  of  the 
Ambufh,  and  placed  an  EngU/hmum  and  an  Indian  to- 
gether behind  fuc  h  Ihelters  of  Trees,  &c,  that  he  could 
find,  and  took  care  to  place  them  at  fuch  diftance  as  none 
might  pafs  undifcovered  between  them,  charg'd  *em  to  be 
carefiil  of  Aemfelves,  and  of  hurting  their  firiends:  And  to 
fire  at  any  that  ihould  come  filently  thro*  the  Swamp: 
But  it  being  fome-what  further  thro*  the  Swamp  than  he 


**  Pliilip  WM  on  an  upland  ifland  in 
the  nidft  of  the  IWamp ;  of  oouWiB  when 
alarmed  he  would  run  into  the  fwamp 
in  the  endeavor  to  efcape  through  it,  — 
tlieir  habitual  oourft  on  fiich  occaflons. 

*M  yohn  WiUimmu  (oldeit  child  of 
John,  of  Sdtuate)  bore  arms  in  1643, 
and  was  a  boufeholder  in  1647;  was 
Captain  in  Philip's  war;  was  Deputy 
fW>m  Scituate,  in  1676,  1681,  and  1691 1 
was  fined  ^».  \  July.  i^a.  fw  '*  doing 


feruill  woriw"  on  the  Sabbath;  had 
various  wntroveifies  and  lawfuits,  and 
died  aa  June,  1694,  aged  70,  leaving 
one  of  the  largelt  eftates  at  that  time 
exilUng  in  the  oountrjr ;  his  farm  having 
been  faid  to  be  the  beft  in  the  Old  Col- 
on/. He  appears  never  to  have  mar> 
ried.  [Deane's  SeiUuUi,  385;  Sav 
age's  Gtm.  Dm.  iv:  56a;  JHym.  Coi. 
Jtte.  v:  99,  ai4{  vi:  34»  (l>  I73>  i74t 
1981  X"*  i*59-] 


) ' 


m 


[44] 


was  aware  of,  he  wanted  men  to  make  up  his  Ambufcade; 
having  placed  what  men  he  had,  he  took  Maj.  Sanford  by 
the  hand,  faid,  Sivy  I  have  fo  placed  them  that  *Hs  /carte 
fojjible  Philip  Jhould  e/cape  them.  The  fame  moment  a 
Shot  whiftled  over  their  heads,  and  then  the  noife  of  a  Gun 
towards  Philips  camp.  Capt.  Church  at  firft  tho't  it  might 
be  fome  Gun  fired  by  accident:  but  before  he  could  fpeak, 
a  whole  Volley  followed,  which  was  earlier  than  he  ex- 
pefted.  One  of  Philips  gang  going  forth  to  eafe  himfelf, 
when  he  had  done,  look'd  round  him,  &  Capt  Golding 
thought  the  Indian  looked  right  at  him  (tho'  probably 
'twas  but  his  conceit)  fo  fired  at  him,  and  upon  his  firing, 
the  whole  company  that  were  with  him  fired  upon  the 
Enemies  ihelter,  before  the  Indians  had  time  to  rife  fi-om 
their  deep,  and  fo  over-ihot  them.  But  their  ihelter  was 
open  on  that  fide  next  the  Swamp,  built  fo  on  purpofe  for 
the  convenience  of  flight  on  occafion.**  They  were  foon 
in  the  Swamp  and  Philip  the  foremoft,  who  ftarting  at  the 
firft  Gun  threw  his  Petunk*"  and  Powder-horn  over  his 


*)•  A  kind  cS/kad  wigwam,  in  the 
New-England  fenfe  of  tliat  adjeAive, 
with  tlie  open  fide  toward  the  Airamp. 

•»  P»iMmk,  literallj, "  that  into  which 
fomething  is  put,**  i.  e.,  the  pouch,  or 
haverfadc,  which  the  Indian  always 
carried  bj  wajr  of  pocket  Eliot  ufea 
the  wi>rd  (in  i  Sam.  zvii :  ^)  for  Da- 
vid'* "  fcrip  " ;  and  for  "  purfe  "  (in  Lmk* 
zzii:  35),  and  uniformly  tranflatea 
"quiver"  hj  fetam,  a  wonl  of  nearly 
the  fame  flgnification.  Roger  Wil- 
liams [Key  R.-1.  Hijt.  CoU.  i:  33] 


fays  (under  the  head  of  N6k$Miek,  i.  e., 
"parehed  meal"),  "I  have  travelled 
with  neere  aoo  of  ^etn  at  once,  neere 
100  miles  through  the  woods,  eveiy 
man  carrying  a  UttU  JBafitt  of  this  at 
his  back,  and  fometimes  in  a  hollow 
Lea/ter  Girdk  about  his  middle,  fuflB- 
cient  for  a  man  for  three  or  four  dales. 
With  this  readie  provifion,  and  their 
Baw  and  Arrowu  [this  was  printed  in 
1643,  before  the  Indians  had  acquired 
the  ufe  of  fire-arms],  are  they  ready  for 
Wmr^  and  iravll  at  an  koum  warning. 


p       ■■ 


■Mfc>*>^U^  i»>i  k  itmitm 


#Mi|lllMltiM 


lis  Ambufcade; 
[aj.  Sanford  by 
that  ^tis  fcarce 
ime  moment  a 
i  noife  of  a  Gun 
il  tho't  it  might 
he  could  fpeak, 
er  than  he  ex- 
to  eafe  himfelf, 
Capt  Golding 
(tho'  probably 
upon  his  firing, 
fired  upon  the 
ne  to  rife  fi'om 
heir  Ihelter  was 
>  on  purpofe  for 
rhey  were  foon 

0  ftarting  at  the 
r-horn  over  his 

esd  of  Niktkiek,  i.  e.) 
),  "I  have  trmvelled 
'  ^etn  at  once,  neere 
irh  the  woods,  vitxj 
UtU  BuJInt  of  this  at 
metfanea  in  a  hollow 
bout  hU  middle,  fuA- 
n-  three  or  four  daiea. 

1  provifion,  and  their 
t  [this  was  printed  in 
Indians  had  acquired 
as],  are  thej  readj  for 
\  at  an  hamm  warning. 


[44] 

head,  catchM  up  his  Gun,  and  ran  as  faft  as  he  could 
fcamper,  without  any  more  clothes  than  his  fmall  breeches 
and  (lockings,  and  ran  direftly  upon  two  of  Capt 
Churches  Ambuih;  they  let  him  come  fair  within  (hot,  and 
the  Englijh  mans"'  Gun  miffing  fire,""  he  bid  the  /«- 
rfiiiw"  fire  away,  and  he  did  fo  to  purpofe,  fent  one  Musket 


With  a  /p«0m/mtt  of  this  maaU  and  a 
ffoomfull  of  water  firom  the  Breoka, 
have  I  made  many  a  good  dinner  and 
Aipper."    [Compare  SchoolcraiVs  /«• 
formation  ro/foa.  Imd.  Triitt,  i :  8a] 
■or  Bajlies  [J^^.  Mim.  Nnt  Pfym. 
iii:  168]  fays  that  this  Engliihman's 
name  was   Francis   Cook.     But  the 
Mafs.  Hiitorical  Colleaions  [ad  Soritt 
iv:  63]  for  1816,  (14  years  before  Efq. 
Baylies  publiihed),  conuin  a  note  flrom 
John  Lothrop,  aiBrming  that  the  name 
of  this  foldier  of  Church  was  CuM 
Cook.    The  latter  Chriftian  name  is 
fupported  by  the  faA,  that  the  Colony 
Records  ihow  the  eziftence,  in  1676,  of 
a  Caleb  Cook,  then  aged  35;   while 
Francis,  who  came  in  the  Mayflower, 
had  been  dead  13  years;  his  grandfon 
Francis,  bom  5  Jan.,  1663,  died  at  lefs 
than  two  years  of  age;  and  no  otiier 
Frands  appears. 

CaUb  Cook  was  oldeil  fon  of  Ja4»b 
(youngeft  fon  of  Max/fewtr  Francis) 
and  Damaris,  daughter  of  Stephen 
Hopkins,  and  was  bom  39  Mar.,  1651 ; 
he  ferved  on  a  coroner's  jury  at  Ply- 
mouth, w  Oa.,  1675,  in  the  calb  of 
John  Fallowell;  is  down  for  a  fine  of 
£1  io«.,  la  June,  1685;  and  ferved  on  a 
trial  jury  in  the  July  Court  of  1686. 
He  had  a  great  grandfon,  Silvanus,  of 
Kingfton,  Mafs.,  who  held  in  his  pof- 


fefflon  the  gun  with  which  the  Indian 
(hot  King  Philip  (which,  according  to 
family  tradition.  Cook  exchanged  with 
him  for  his  own),  and  who  gave  the 
lock  to  one  of  the  Lothrops,  fVom  whom 
John  Lothrop  gave  it  to  the  Cabinet  of 
the  Mafs.  Hiftorical  Society,  where  it 
(till  is.  Many  years  aOer,  the  barrel 
was  prefented  by  John  Cook,  of  Kingf- 
ton,  to  the  Cabinet  of  the  Pilgrim  So- 
ciety in  Plymouth,  in  which  cuftody  it 
remains.  [Savage's  Gtu.  Didi.  \:  i^\ 
mym.  Col.Jt*e.yrt  18a;  vi:  196;  viiis 
165;  Ruflbll's  Pilgrim  Mom.  105.] 

•>•  Hubbard  adds  that  "  the  morning 
being  wet  and  rainy,  "—which  Church's 
fubfequent  ftatement  about  the  fun  and 
the  dew  does  not  confirm,  -' "  the  En- 
glUh  man's  gun  would  not  fire,  the  In- 
dian having  an  old  Musket  with  a  large 
touch'hole,  it  took  fire  the  more  read- 
ily."   \Narrativo,vos.'\ 

"*  Church's  telUmony  is  conclufive 
as  to  the  identity  of  this  Indian  with 
that  one  known  as  Aldorman  among 
the  colonifts;  and  both  Hubbard  and 
Mather  aflbrt  the  fame.  I  doubt,  how- 
ever, the  truth  of  the  common  averment 
that  AUUrman  was  the  Indian  whofe 
brother  Philip  had  killed,  and  who 
guided  Church's  party  to  the  fwamp. 
Neither  Church,  Hubbard,  nor  Mather 
fay  that, — however,  on  a  cafual  reading, 

«47 


I  I 


^    \ 


A 


[44] 


Bullet  thro*  hit  heart,  and  another  not  above  two  inchea 
from  it;  he  fell  upon  his  face  in  the  Mud  &  Water  with 
hii  Gun  under  him.  By  this  time  the  Enemy  perceived 
they  were  way  laid  on  die  eaft  fide  of  the  Swamps  taclcM 
Ihort  about  One  of  the  Enemy  who  feem'd  to  be  a  great 
furly  old  fellow,  hoUow'd  with  a  loud  voice,  ft  often  called 
out,  iootq/hi  iooia/kf^  Capt  Chureh  called  to  hia  Indian 

the  laMtr  two  might  appMur  to  fiij  it     qtwHioni  ftnd  hit  Isnguag*  natunlljr 


A  cariAil  MuuniMtioii  of  thotr  word* 
ihow*  that  thtj  onljr  aftrt  that  Philip 
waa  (lain  bj  on*  of  hia  own  raw,  who 
had  kapt  himiblf  neutral  until  nowt 
and  il^aak  of  his  killer  aa  m  Indian, 
rather  than  ikt  Indian,  to  whom  tliej 
had  before  nftrrad<  It  leema  to  me 
more  natural  if  Mitrmam  had  been  hia 
informant  and  guide,  that  Church 
flwuld  have  mentioned  the  remariuible 
UA  distinaij,  when  defcribing  hU 
agencj  in  the  death  of  the  chieftain. 
Hutchinlbn  appears  to  be  rei^wnfible 
for  the  flrft  fkatement  abfoluteljr  identi- 
tying  the  pilot  with  the  flajer;  flaring 
iHi/l.  Miji.  1 1  377],  "One  of  hU  own 
men,  whom  he  had  oflEmded,  and  who 
had  defertad  to  the  Bnglilh,  foot  him 
through  the  heart,"  which  ho  might 
eaflljr  baib,  b/  a  mifapprehenfion,  upon 
Hubbard  and  Mather.  TvuclaA\\HiJt. 
Cmm.  it  349]  repeats  (probabljr  from 
Hulchinfon)  the  fkatement  1  "The  In- 
dian who  Iwd  been  guide  to  the  part/, 
Hot  him  through  the  heart"  Drake, 
Thatcher,  Fowler,  Arnold,  and  others 
have  followed  IViunbull.  Jones's  letter 
to  Got.  Leet  publifoed  by  Mr.  Trumbull 
[Ce/.  J?«c.  Cmm.  ii :  470],  is  probabl/ 
the  frelheil  document  bearing  en  the 


implies  a  diikinAion  in  his  mind  be> 
tween  the  guide  and  the  killer. 

Hubbard  [JVerrw/Aw,  106]  fuyAUtr- 
•MM  was  "of  Sakonet"  But  Mather 
\Brkf  Hyt.  47]  with  more  particular- 
\tf  adds,  "the  /nAteo  who  thus  killed 
Pkatft  did  Ibnnerijr  belong  to  the 
8quaw>Sachim  of  F^offit  (IFMte- 
•M«),  being  known  by  the  name  of 
AUtrmmm.  In  the  beginning  of  the 
war,  he  came  to  the  Governor  of  Pijh 
momti,  maniftlting  his  defoe  to  be  at 
peace  with  the  Smgl^,  and  immedi- 
ately withdrew  to  an  Ifland,  not  having 
engaged  againft  the  Bagti/i  nor  ibr 
them,  before  this  time."  I  fold  no  con- 
fomation  of  this  foitement  on  the  Court 
Recorde. 

■>*  loottyt  is  a  veib  in  the  impera- 
tive, ad  perfon,  Angular,  and  means 
"  FiobtI  "  Eliot  would  have  written 
Aytutm^.  He  has  AytttUmh,  tat  the 
plural  "ll^t  ye,"  (in  1  Smm.  ivi  9.) 
Roger  WUliams  i^IU  thto  left  [K^^ 
chap,  xdz]  "  yUkttUh;  Fight,  which 
is  their  word  of  incouragement  which 
they  ufo  when  they  animate  each  other 
in  warre;  for  they  ufo  their  tongues  in 
ftead  of  drummes  and  trumpets."  [J?.- 
LHift.CM.U  14&] 


«1S 


„(Aimt%im^i!»i^^i»Vt''>*'im 


[45l 


ove  two  inches 
i  ft  Water  with 
nemy  perceived 
I  Swamp,  taclcM 
'd  to  be  a  great 
i,  ft  often  called 
1  to  hit  Indian 

I  Isnguag*  natunlljr 
ion  in  liit  mind  be> 
nd  tin  killer. 
w/Aw,  106]  (myAUtr- 
konet"  But  Matlier 
iritli  moic  particuliir* 
^Um»  wlM  Umm  kUM 
iwrijr  belong  to  the 

wn  by  the  nam*  of 
he  beginning  of  tlie 
tlie  Ooremor  of  Ply- 
ig  liie  deflra  to  be  at 
tmgi^,  and  imniedl- 
an  Ifland,  not  having 
the  Bmgli/k  nor  ibr 
time."  I  find  no  con- 
tatement  on  the  Court 

▼eri>  in  the  impera- 
Angular,  and  means 
t  ironld  have  written 
lae  Aytmtsmk,  fat  the 
,"  (in  I  Smm,  ivi  9.) 
i^lU  thto  laft  EJKy, 
hHUkt,  Fight,  which 
tncouragement  which 
J  animate  each  other 
f  ufb  tlieir  tongues  in 
and  trumpets."  [J?.- 
48.] 


P*/»r">  and  askM  him,  Who  thai  was  thai  ealUd/o?  He 
anfwcred,  It  was  old  Annowon  Philips  great  Captain,""  call- 
ing on  his  Souldiers  to  ftand  to  it  and  fight  ftoutly.  Now 
the  Enemy  finding  that  place  of  the  Swamp  which  was  not 
Ambulh'd,  many  of  them  made  their  efcape  in  the  Englifh 
Tracks."  The  Man  that  had  Ihot  down  PhiUp,  ran  with  all 
fpeed  to  Capt  Church,  and  informed  him  of  his  exploit,  who 
commanded  him  to  be  Silent  about  it,  ft  let  no  man  more 
know  it,  until  they  had  drove  the  Swamp  [45]  clean;  but 
when  they  had  drove  the  Swamp  thro*  ft  found  the  Enemy 
had  efcaped,  or  at  leaft  the  moft  of  them;  and  the  Sun 


•u  Probably  A/«r,  fon  of  AvM\/Umht. 
[See  note  la,  mnH^  and  p.  87.] 

•tt  Amtuniom  (Ammawam,  Anawom) 
was  one  of  Maflkfoifs  chiefs,  and  fo 
one  of  Philip's  oldelt  braves.  The  onljr 
record  which  I  find  of  him,  previous  to 
his  connetf^ton  with  this  war,  is  his  ap- 
pearanoe  as  a  witnefs,  in  167J,  to  two 
fales  of  land  bjr  Philip  to  William 
Bienton  and  others.  His  ci4>ture  and 
fate  wiU  foon  be  referred  to.  [Drake's 
Book  aflnd.  aoa] 

His  name  ftiggefts  a  probable  deriva« 
tion  from  Hamrnvmrnmum,  "  he  rules"  or 
••  has  authoritj"  (Eliot),  or  the  verbal 
Namamtmaom, "  a  ruler,"  "  an  overfeer." 
Roger  Williams  has  Nammtrnwhoant, 
"a  nurfe"  or  "keeper."  iR.-I.  Hf^. 
CM.  i  <  5a.]  The  primary  fignificatlon 
of  tlie  verb  b  "to  keep  with  care,"  "to 
take  caret  '.** 

>»  Hubbard  fays  Philip  had  "  a  ibw 
of  his  belt  Mends  "  with  him ;  and  that 
"5  of  his  truitielt  followers— of  whom 
one  was  faid  to  be  the  Son  of  his  chief 


Captoin,  that  had  (hot  the  flrft  gun  at  the 
Englilh  the  year  before"— were  killed. 
Mather  fays  that  "  he,  with  7  of  his 
ibdn,"  were  in  this  (Wamp  and  that  "5 
of  his  men  wer«  killed  with  him, —one 
of  which  was  his  chief  Captain's  Son, 
being  (as  the  Imiimnt  teftifie)  that  very 
Imdiam  who  fliot  the  flrft  gun  at  the  Bn^ 
^^  when  the  War  began."  Wm.  Jones 
fays,  — writing  a  fortnight  after,  firom 
New  Haven,  and  repeating  the  tefti- 
mony  to  him  of  "one  James  Shore, 
come  in  this  week  to  Fairfield,  in  a  vef- 
fell  ftom  Rhod  Ifeland,"— "Philip  in 
labouring  to  efcape  was  <hot  at  ift  by 
y*  Englilh,  but  miilbd,  and  then  (hot 
downe  by  an  Indian.    All  y*  reft,  but 
one  more  kiUd  and  one  or  two  wound- 
ed, efcaping."    Church's  own  language 
would  feem  to  imply  that  there  were 
mora  than  feven  men  with  Philip;  that 
more   than   one   befldes   Philip   was 
{topped;  and  that  many  of  them  got 
away.     INorrativt,  103;  Brit/  Hift. 
47;   Col.  R*e.  Conm.  ii:  471.] 


f 

h 


i« 


"H»-V*er,St«i*a» 


^ 


[  45  ] 

now  up,  and  fo  the  dew  gone,  that  they  could  not  To  eafily 
Track  them,  the  whole  Company  met  together  at  the 
place  where  the  Enemies  Night  fhelter  was;  and  then 
Capt  Church  gave  them  the  news  of  Philips  death;  upon 
which  the  whole  Army  gave  Three  loud  Hutza^%.  Capt 
Church  ordered  his  body  to  be  pull'd  out  of  the  mire  on  to 
the  Upland,  fo  fome  of  Capt.  Churches  Indians  took  hold 
of  him  by  his  Stockings,  and  fome  by  his  fmall  Breeches, 
(being  otherwife  naked)  and  drew  him  thro'  the  Mud 
unto  the  Upland,  and  a  doleful,  great,  naked,  dirty  bead, 
he  lookM  like.***  Capt  Church  then  faid.  That  fora/much 
tu  he  had  cau/ed  many  an  £ngli(h-mans  body  to  lye  unburied 
and  rot  above  ground^  that  not  one  of  his  bones  Jhould  be 
buried.  And  calling  his  old  Indian  Executioner,  bid  him 
behead  and  quarter  him."*    Accordingly,  he  came  with 


***  Thii  it  the  plain  prolb  comment 
of  en  obferver  upon  the  fiidU  at  thejr 
appeared  to  him.  Dr.  Palftey  hat  welt 
referred  to  it,  in  hit  verjr  Juft  remarki 
on  the  poetic  exaggeration  with  which 
mod  of  our  later  literature  hat  dealt 
with  Philip.    iHiJt.  N.  B.  iii  t  aaj.] 

■u  The  idea  in  New  England  at  that 
time  feemt  to  hare  been  that  Riiiip 
waa  a  nbel  againft  King  Charlet  ad, 
and,  at  Aich,  deibrved  the  State  puniih- 
ment  of  treafon,  which,  in  England, 
until  the  30th  jrear  of  George  3d,  wat 
I.  To  be  drawn  (latterljr,  on  a  hurdle, 
fo  at  to  avoid  the  extreme  torment  of 
being  dragged  over  the  ground)  to  the 
gallowt;  a.  To  be  hanged  bjr  the  neck, 
and  cut  down  alive;  3.  To  have  the 
entraila  cut  out  and  burned,  while  the 


AiflRerer  ftiU  lived;  4.  To  be  beheaded; 
5.  That  the  body  be  cut  into  four  quar- 
ter!; 6.  That  the  head  and  quartera  be. 
at  the  king't  difpo.<kl.  [4,  BtachfioMft 
Cemm.  93.]  .  Church't  aAion,  in  the  / 
light  of  the  public  fentiment  of  that 
day,  wat  far  flrom  indicating  an  inhu- 
man revenge,  or  a  cruel  difpofition.  It 
could  fcaroeljr  be  expeAed  that  thefe 
remote  and  backwooda  coloniet  were 
to  go  beyond  the  mother  country  in 
refinement  And  it  wat  not  yet  17 
yeart  finoe  Parliament  had  voted  the 
di/SitUrwunt  of  Cromwell,  Ireton,  and 
Bradlhaw,  and  their  decaying  remaint 
had  been  hanged  at  Tyburn,  and  their 
headt  ftuck  on  polea  on  the  top  of 
Weftminfter  Hall  fironting  Palace  Yard ; 
while  nearly  ao  yeart  later  than  Philip't 


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[45] 


lid  not  fo  eafily 
3gether  at  the 
ivas;  and  then 
is  death;  upon 
Husza^s.  Capt 
the  mire  on  to 
ians  took  hold 
mall  Breeches, 
thro'  the  Mud 
:ed,  dirty  beaft, 
That  fora/much 
to  lye  unbutied 
bonts  JhouU  be 
tioner,  bid  him 
he  came  with 

4.  To  be  beheaded; 
e  cut  into  four  quar- 
lead  and  quarters  be. 
ral.  [4,  BUichfiMift 
irch't  aAion,  In  the  / 
ie  fentiment  of  that 
indicating  an  inhu- 
cruel  difpofition.  It 
expected  that  tliefe 
roods  colonies  were 
mother  country  in 
it  was  not  jret  17 
inent  had  voted  the 
omwelli  Ireton,  and 
ir  decajring  remains 
at  Tjrbum,  and  their 
loles  on  the  top  of 
vnting  Palace  Yard  \ 
,rs  later  than  Philip's 


his  Hatchet  and  Hood  over  him,  but  before  he  llruck  he 
made  a  fmall  Speech  dircdting  it  to  Philip\  and  faid,  He 
had  been  a  very  great  Many  and  had  made  many  a  man 
afraid  of  him^  butfo  big  as  he  was  he  would  now  chop  his 
Afs  for  him ;  and  fo  went  to  work,  and  did  as  he  was 
ordered.  Philip  having  one  very  remarkable  hand  being 
much  fcarr*d,  occafioned  by  the  fplitting  of  a  Piftol  in  it 
formerly.    Capt  Church  gave  the  head  and  that  hand"'  to 


death,  Ereljm  entered  in  his  Diarj  (10 
April,  1696),  "The  quarters  of  Sir  Wil- 
liam Perkins  and  Sir  John  Friend, 
lately  executed  on  the  plot,  with  Pfer- 
kins's  head,  were  Ikt  up  at  Temple-Bar  | 
a  difmal  fight"  Indeed,  Walpole  wrote 
to  Montague,  16  Aug..  1746,  "  paflbd 
under  the  new  heads  at  Temple  Bar, 
where  people  make  a  trade  of  letting 
()>jring-glain)s  at  a  halQwnnja  look"; 
and  it  is  on  rMord  that  Ooldftnith 
Joked  Johnfon  in  regard  to  flmilar 
adommenU  of  that  ftruAure;  and,  as 
late  as  i  April,  177a,  a  news-writer  fet 
downt  "jrefterdajr  one  of  the  rebels' 
heads  on  Temple  Bar  fell  down.  There 
is  onljr  one  head  now  remaining." 
Thefi)  faAs  fliould  have  protcAed  our 
fathers  from  Ptoter  Olivet's  malignant 
fneer  about  "orthodox  vengeance." 
[See  Diary  of  Sam.  Pi^,  ed.  1856, 
i !  199, 153 ;  Diary  of  Jokm  Bviyn,  ed. 
1857,  ill  340;  Cunningham's  Hand 
Book  of  Londom,  437,  54a;  Puritau 
CommomwoaUk,  145.] 

«•  Increafe  Mather  IBritf  Hifi.  47] 
fajrs,  "his  head  being  cut  off  and  car- 
ried away  to  Plymouii,  his  Hands  were 
brought  to  Bojlom."     Cotton  Mather 


[Magnatia,  ed.  1853,  Hi  576]  (kys, 
"  this  Agag  was  now  cut  into  quarters, 
which  were  then  hanged  up,  while  his 
head  was  carried  in  triumph  to  Ply- 
mouth." Niles  IHiJI.  Imd.  and  Fr. 
Wan,  3  M^fi.  Hi/I.  Coll.  vi  1  190]  fays 
Philip  "was  cut  into  quarters,  and 
hanged  up  in  the  woods,  an4.|>is  head 
carried  to  Plymouth."  The  ftory,  car- 
ried from  this  country  to  London  by 
the  malter  of  a  vefliel  foon  failing  from 
Rhode-Ifland  [Abbotfs  War$  of  tko 
ColoaitM,  131],  adds,  "they  quartered 
his  body,  and  hung  it  upon  four  trees." 
By  collating  thefe  we  probably  get  all 
thefltdU. 

The  head  was  placed  upon  a  pole  at 
Plymouth,  where  it  is  faid  to  have 
remained  expofed  for  more  than  24 
years  [Felt's  Beelu.  Hifi.  N.  B.  iit 
638;  Thacher's /V^mmM,  389] ;  at  any 
rate  Cotton  Mather  faid,  in  his  Magna- 
lia  (flrft  publiihed  in  170a,  a6  years 
after), "  it  was  not  long  before  the  hand 
which  now  writes,  upon  a  certain  occa- 
fion  took  off  the  Jaw  from  the  expofed 
flcuU  of  that  blafphemous  leviathan." 
[ed.  1853,  1 :  566.]  It  is  hardly  proba- 
ble that  there  is  any  truth  in  the  tradi- 


»«» 


[45] 

Aldtrman,  the  Indian  who  (hot  him,  to  (how  to  fuch  Gen- 
tlemen oi  would  beftow  gratuitiei  upon  him;  and  accord- 
ingly he  got  many  a  Peny  by  it  Thii  being  on  the  la(t 
day  of  the  Week,"'  the  CapUin  with  hia  Company  returned 
to  the  Ifland,  tarryed  there  until  Tuefday;  and  then  went 
off  and  ranged  thro'  all  the  Woods  to  Pfynumtkl^  and 
received  their  Pramium,  which  was  Thirty  Shillings  pir 
head,  for  the  Enemiei  which  they  had  killed  or  taken, 
inftead  of  all  Wagea;  and  Philips  head  went  at  the  fame 
price."    Methinka  it's  fcanty  reward,  and  poor  incouragc- 


tion  iMtidoiMd  hj  Dr.  FbbM  In  hto 
ddbription  of  RajmlMm  [i  M^fi.  H0. 
CM.  Ulf  171],  that  PhlUp^a  h««a  wm 
"  dtpoAttd  for  ft  oonidOTftbU  tlma  "  in 
tiM  ecUftf  undv  Um  ''-LMnnrd  hoiifo* 
in  that  town. 

•n  Sfttwdajr,  la  Auguft,  1676. 

•>  LMTingRhodn-IOftndonTMfdaj, 
Um  15th,  Cliureli  ftnd  hU  eempwijr  mull 
hftv*  "  ranftd  throf  ali  tiM  wood*"  two 
dtja  iMfort  rMcliing  Pljmouthi  for 
tiM  Mftthm  and  MIIm  ftgrM  tlwt  tb* 
head  MMlMd  Pljmiouth  on  Thurfdajr, 
tiM  iTtlii  wliicli  liftd  bMn  At  ftpMt 
«•  ft  day  oTThftnldliiving  for  Aweefta 
•gain*  tha  Indiftna,  parlupa  bafora  thajr 
liad  iiaard  of  Phlllp^a  dwith.  iBrkf 
H0.  47 1  MmgmMm,  U.  ilS3>  Ui  59<l 
lMttf$.Hi/l.  C«ir.  Til  i9i>>] 

■•  AAiming  Hubbard  ftnd  Mftthei'a 
ftatammt  to  ba  trua,  that  sbaCdaa  Phil- 
ip www  killad,  and  that  tharawan  no 
prifonara  takm,  — no  oMotion  bainf 
mada  of  any, — tha  Atm  total  of  raoaipta 
for  dlTiflon  would  ba  £9.  TUa,  at  4** 
Mft  piaea.  — which  ChMCbfojawM 


rneh  ona'a  foara,  — would  maka  tha 
numbar  of  tha  party  aKaaiy4«».  At  4*. 
W.  aaeh,  thair  waak'a  work  would  av- 
araga  a  llttia  laft  than  7if.  3f ».  par  day, 
iMfldaa  tha  honor  I  Hoyt,  ftrangely 
eonfofng  thU  with  ona  day  of  tha 
Bridgawatar  aspadition,  foyi,  "130 
wm«  Ullad  and  captured."  [Amtiqum- 
rimm  Rtf—rehat,  \^'\  This  would 
hava  (Waited  their  eompanibtion  to  an 

aggregate  of  <t95< 
It  may  ban  ba  addad,  that  thare  la,  in 

tha  Cabinat  of  tha  Maffltehufotte  Hif- 
torlcal  Soetety,  ft  woodan  dUh,  which 
te  traditionally  rapraibnted  to  hara  baan 
a  trophy  of  thia  aspadition,  and  which 
waa  authanticatad  to  tha  Sodaty  by  tha 
following  raeaipt  [/VwwMMmv  M^fk. 
H(/l.  Ste.  i«s-4.  a67-3«  "PlT«>outh 
Sap.  14,  ISOS.  necf.  of  Ifaac  Lothrop 
BightDoltera.  In  foil  for  a  wooden  bewte, 
formerly  belonging  to  that  iUuforioua 
Soldlar  known  by  tha  name  of  King 
PhUip,  fon  of  tha  eelabrated  indinn 
Sachem,  MaAfotet,  and  waa  a  portion 
of  tha  troplqr  ftfflgnad  to  Btaftier  lUch- 


[45l 


)w  to  fuch  Gen- 
m;  and  accord- 
Bing  on  the  laft 
>mpany  returned 
;  and  then  went 
Pfynumtkl^  and 
rty  ShiiUngs  p4r 
killed  or  taken, 
ent  at  the  fame 
poor  incourage- 

«,  — would  irnka  Um 
urtjr  euaiy  40'  At  4*. 
(TMk'a  work  would  w 
\  thmn  Id.  3f  r*.  per  Amy, 
lorl  Hojrt,  ftnnfeljr 
with  OM  d«7  of  Um 
IMdltton,  ftjra.  "130 
capturad."  [Amtiqmm' 
$,  14a]  ThU  would 
tir  oompcaiktion  to  an 

iMlded,tluitthti«ia,ifi 
the  lUflkehufttU  Hif- 
a  wooden  dUk,  wkich 
•pnftated  to  hare  baen 
I  azpaditlon,  and  wkich 
ad  to  tha  Social  by  tha 

pt  [Awc«mMv>  ^"ifi- 
1-^  j67.]«  "  Plymouth 
Rae*.  of  Ifaac  Lothrop 
1  fkll  for  a  wooden  bowlo» 
|lng  to  that  iUuftrious 
bj  tiia  name  of  King 
tha  eelabraled  Indian 
biat,  and  waa  a  portion 
OgnadlvBlaaatriUGh. 


ment;  tho*  it  was  better  than  what  had  been  fome  time 
before.  For  this  March  they  received  Four  Shillings  and 
Six  Ptne$  a  Man,  which  was  all  the  Reward  they  had, 
except  the  honour  of  killing  PhiHp,  Thii  was  in  the 
latter  end  of  Augufty  1676  ■* 

Capt.  Church  had  been  but  a  little  while  at  Plymouth^ 
before  a  Poft  from  Rthoboth  came  to  inform  the  Govern- 
ment, that  old  AnnawoHy  Philips  chief  Captain  waa  with 
his  company  ranging  about  their  Woods,  ft  was  very 
offenfive  &  pernicious  to  Rihoboth  &  Swan/ty!"^  Capt 
Church  was  immediately  fent  for  again,  ft  treated  with  to 
ingage  one  Expedition  more;  he  told  them,  Thtirincour' 
agitHint  was  fo  poor  hi  ftartd  his  Soulditrs  would  b*  dull 
about  going  again :  But  being  a  hearty  friend  to  the  caufe, 
he  Rall/s  again,  goes  -to  Mr.  Jaii/h  Howland  his  old 
Lieutenant,"  and  fome  of  his  Souldiers,  that  us'd  to  go 
out  with  him;  told  them  how  the  ceie  was  circumftanced, 
and  that  he  had  intelligence  of  old  Annawon^s  walk,  ft 
haunt,  and  wanted  hands  to  hunt  him;  they  did  not  want 


ard,  Great  Orandfkther  of  tha  Subfcrib* 
er,  who  made  one  of  tha  party,  that 
terminated  tha  exiftenoa  of  tha  onoe 
princely  proprietor. 

*<  BtBAlMt  T  RlOKABS." 

Church'e  narraliTe  Aimilhea  no  ari- 
dence,  either  wajr.  in  regard  to  the  gen- 
uineneft  of  thie  relic.  I  And,  however, 
no  trace,  either  in  Savage's  fertile  f  iAf;;ee, 
or  the  Colony  Record*  of  Plyn><jv,th, 
BlaffiwhuAtU,  or  Rhode-Ifland,  of  any 


Eleaaer  Richard  (or  Richard*  or  Rich- 
ardfon)  a*  then  living  in  New  England  1 
nor  any  evidence  that  any  perfon  of 
that  ibmame  ferved  under  Church  In 
thia  campaign. 

■>  Church  IJiMak*  here  even  more 
vaguely  than  ha  wa*  apt  to  do,  of  tha 
time  of  event*. 

■^  "  By  their  fliooting  at  the  EnglUh 
Horiea,  and  other  cattle."  [Hubbard** 
Narrativt,  107.] 

■■  See  note  ao7, ««/«. 


ao 


153 


'•I 


[46] 

much  Intrcating;  but  told  him,  Tkty  would  go  with  Mm^ 
as  Umg  as  thurt  was  an  Indian  U/t  in  tht  Woods,  He 
moved"  ft  ranged  thro'  the  Woods  [46]  to  Poi^fftt,  It 
being  the  latter  end  of  the  Week,  he  propofed  to  go  on  to 
Rhodfljland  and  reft  until  Monday.  But  early  on  the 
Lord!  day  Morning,"*  there  came  a  Poft  to  inform  the  Cap- 


•■  H«  muft  hav«  UA  Plymouth  about 
WMliMfda/  or  Thurfdajr  (6th  or  7th 
September),  1676  }  Uubbard  fajr*  ho 
had  with  him  *•  but  5  IngUflimeit  and 
ao  Indiana."    \NmrrmthM,  107.] 

•M  Tho  qutftion  of  Um  data  of  Uila 
npadition  ii  on«  of  tha  moft  perplasing 
enaa  in  tha  hiftorjr  of  tha  tima  1  ftranga- 
Ij  anouffh,  fo  far  aa  I  can  Warn,  no 
raoord  of  it,  or  of  anj  eireumflanca 
which  would  axaaijr  idantify  it,  having 
•  place  in  an/  of  the  early  hiftortea  or 
eotemponuieoua  racorda.     Mr.  Drake, 
In  hia  facond  edition  of  thia  narrative 
(1837,  p.  14a),  ia  the  firft  to  attempt  to 
ftttle  It    He  doea  lb  on  the  ftrangth  of 
the  UA  that  Annawon  waa  taken  on  a 
Monday  night,  when  the  moon  waa 
fliining,  "not  long  aAer  dark."     He 
ftatea  that  the  moon  waa  at  the  Aill  in 
1676,  on   Saturday,  the   a6   Auguft, 
whence  he  inftra  that  Monday,  aS  Au* 
guft,  waa  the  date  of.  tho  capture  (Ae 
alfo  note  to  Mr.  Drake'a  ed.,  Mather'a 
Brhf  Hi/lory,   iMa,  p.   180),  which 
would  thraw  back  the  data  of  the  ftart- 
ing  of  tha  expedition  ftom  Plymouth 
to  Wednefday  or  Thurfday,  the  asd  or 
a4th.     Dr.  Palfirey  [Hi/I.  N.  B.  iiii 
ao6]  adopta  thIa  aa  the  true  date,  and 
Arnold    [H(/l.   Jt.-I.   I:    417]    fpeaka 
vaguely  of  Annawon'a  capture  aa  '*  a 


fcw  nighta  aflar  the  death  of  Philip." 
But  John   PoAar'a  Almanac  fbr  1676 
givea  the  Ml  moon  of  Auguft  of  that 
year  aa  being  on  "  Uie  13*  day,  at  a6m. 
paA  6  in  the  niom"i  while  Sherman'a 
Almanac  Ibr  tha  (kme  year,  ftatea  it  aa 
on  the  "  ij^  day,  at  ajm.  paft  6  In  the 
mom."  Thia  waa  the  Sabbath,  the  nest 
day  after  the  day  of  the  death  of  Philip. 
Church  (Am  p.  15a,  mmtt)  (bye  he  ftaid 
at  Rhode -Ifland  until  Tuefday,  the 
iSth,  aad  then  "  ranged  Uiro'  all  Um 
wooda  to  Plymouth,"  which  he  could 
ftarcely  have  reached  be«>ra  Friday  or 
Saturd^,  the  18th  or  tyth.    Then  he 
waa  "a  little  while  at  Plymouth,"  a 
phrafe  which  might  cover  two  or  three 
weaka,  while  it  would  fearcely  have 
been  u(M  for  a  left  time  than  mm  week 
(which  lelkr  time  he  would  more  likely 
have  Ayled  "a  fow  daya"),  before  Uio 
"  poft  fWmi  Reheboth  "  came  with  newa 
of  Annawoa,  and  he  waa  "fent  for" 
and  "treated  with"  for  "one  expedi* 
tion  more" I  and  began  to  gather  fol- 
diera  to  go  out  again.    From  all  thia, 
it  feema  very  clear  that  the  Auguft 
moon  muft  have  difiippeared  long  be- 
fore  he  could  have  been  ready  to  ftart 
on  this  expedition.    If  thia  were  fo,  we 
are  thrown  over  into  September  for 
the  true  date  of  thia  expedition  |  aad 

»S4 


«iiiMi 


[4«] 


uU  go  wiik  Mm, 
tkt  IVoods,  He 
to  Pof/it.  It 
Mfed  to  go  on  to 
ut  etrly  on  the 
9  inform  the  Cap- 

r  tiM  dialh  of  Philip." 
n't  AlmaiiK  ftir  1676 
HMNi  ol  Auguft  of  that 
n  *'  the  13*  Amy,  »t  s6m. 
orn  **  I  while  SlMrman'a 
I  ttmm  yttut,  llatM  It  m 
ijr,  at  asm.  p«ft  6  In  Ui« 
u  Um  Sabbath,  the  not 
jr  of  thadtaUi  or  Philip. 
15J,  •«!>)  Ihjra  h«  ftald 
iMi  until  TiMfdajr,  tho 
I  "nuifMl  thro'  all  tho 
Muth,"  which  ha  could 
lachad  balbf*  Pridajr  or 
18th  or  19th.  Than  ha 
whila  at  Pljrmottth,"  a 
light  eorar  two  or  thraa 
t  would  fearoaljr  bavo 
laft  tinM  than  «m  waek 
ne  ha  would  mora  llkel/ 
ftw  da/*"),  balbra  the 
oboth  "  cama  with  nawa 
ind  ha  waa  "fant  for" 
rith"  for  "ona  npadi- 
id  began  to  gather  fol- 
agaln.  FVom  all  this, 
clear  that  the  Auguft 
re  difoppeared  long  be- 
lave  bean  ready  to  Hart 
on.  If  thia  were  fo,  we 
«r  into  September  for 
>f  thU  Mpeditioni  and 


tain,  That  early  the  Tame  Morning  a  Canoo  with  feveral 
Indums  in  it  palTed  from  Prudituf  (/land^  to  Poppa/qua/h 


the  pfobabiHtiaa  of  the  eafo  would  (bem 
to  (li  the  captwe  of  Annawon  a*  being 
on  the  irft  Mond^  evening  of  Septem' 
bar,  on  whkh  the  moon  waa  Ihlning  a 
Ibw  hour*  after  daHb  Fofter  givea  the 
Aill  moon  for  September,  1676,  aa  on 
"the  II  dajr,  54  m.  paft  6,  r.M.,"  and 
Sherman  fflvea  It  aa  on  "the  11  dajr, 
5J  m.  paft  6  at  night"  ThU  waa  on 
Mondaj  evening,  four  woeka  and  two 
da/a  alter  the  death  of  PMllp.  On  the 
prtvloua  Kondajr  evening  (4  Sept.), 
the  moon  (then  Juft  In  her  irft  quarter) 
muft  have  Art  from  one  to  two  houra 
before  midnight,  and,  In  the  denfo  for^ 
efta  AuTouadlng  Squannaconk  Swamp, 
her  (then)  foeble  light  muft  have  eaafod 
to  be  avalUMa  Ah*  much  help  to  vlAon 
at  leaft  an  hour  before  her  Mllngi  fo 
that  (there)  It  would  be  hardlj  fifo  to 
praAuae  on  Aalng  bjr  moonlight  on  the 
evening  of  4  Sept,  much  later  than  9P.M. 
But  It  wae  •<  praU^jr  dark  "  bafoee  Church 
arrivedi  than  followed  the  capture,  the 
parlejr  with  all  the  companlea,  the  prep* 
aratlon  for  the  flipper,  the  Aipper,  and 
the  meflbga  to  the  outljriag  Indiana, 
and  the  return  of  the  meflhngerai  then 
Church  hdd  down  whh  dM  intention 
of  deeping  two  houra,  laid  •  little  white 
and  grew  wakeAil,  and  raufod  to  look 
after  hia  guard,  then  lajr  tooking  at  the 
equal!/  wakeflil  Annawoa,  "perhapa  an 
hour"|  then  Annawon  got  up  and  re- 
tired into  the  thick  woodi  •<  out  of  Sght 
and  hearing,"  and  waa  gone  a  long 
timet  "Bt  tength"  Chuith  heard  him 
coming  back,  and  thf,  "the  moon 


\ 


now  ftilning  bright,"  he  (hw  hltn  com* 
ing  with  fomathing  in  hit  handi,  Ac. 
All  thU  detail  of  delajr*  make*  It  almoft 
certain  that  the  hour  of  Annawct'a 
converfo  with  Church  muft  have  been 
wall  on  toward  midnight,  at  laafti  fo 
that  It  It  Impomble  that  the  date  could 
have  been  that  of  4  Sept.  Bafldei, 
Church's  aiprelBon,  **the  moon  (hining 
krigkl,"  it  moft  confonant  with  the 
fuU  moon  I  fo  that  I  am  led  to  ccm- 
elude  that  the  true  date  of  thli  capture 
It  that  of  the  Mondaj  of  the  September 
foil  moon,  via.,  11  Sept,  1676. 

It  la  worth/  of  notice  In  Ihit  connec* 
tton,  that  Hubbard  [NmrrmUvt,  106] 
exprefl/  fo/t  that  Church  took  Tifpm- 
pi/m  "  In  September,"  jret  placet  hie 
capture  t«/tr*  that  of  ^«««w«i,  fajring, 
"the  nemt  that  waa  folaed  after  the 
ibrmer  (te.,  T(^J^*fm/m)  wat  one  called 
Ammmw0m,  Me."  Church  himfelf,  In 
thte  narrative  (ike  p.  175),  Inverto  thie 
order  t  but  I  am  ftrongljr  Inclined  to 
belteve  that  Hubbard  waa  right  and 
that,  if  Church  had  fat  down  to  the 
work  of  hit  annalt  at  an  earlier  date, 
and  before  the  fteflineft  of  hit  memorj 
had  faded,  he  would  fo  have  arranged 
them. 

■■*  Pnukme9  it  the  idand  In  Narra- 
ganfott  Bajr,  fome  7  or  8  mitet  in  tength, 
of  Irregular  dupe,  Ijring  weft  of  the 
northern  part  of  Rhode-Ifland,  and,  in 
Ite  foutherm  half,  feparated  ftom  it  b/ 
a  channel  averaging  perhapa  a  mite 
and  a  half  in  width.  Ite  Indian  name 
waa  CkOtufmw^tt  iC»i//^a$r/tH). 
155 


.<" 

ii 


"  ■:; 


''43 


m0V^gtw..,'iH0Miii*M 


1^ 


[46] 


Neck."  Ctpt.  CAurrA  tho*t  If  he  could  pofllbly  ftirprixe 
them,  he  might  probably  gain  fome  intelligence  of  more 
game;  therefore  he  made  all  pofllble  fpeed  after  them: 
the  Ferry-boat*"  being  out  of  the  way,  he  made  ufe  of 


C*nonk«M,  in  i6]4(  gavt  It  to  John 
Oldham,  it  ha  would  4iUl«  on  U  i  which 
h«  did  not.  In  i6j7,  Rog«r  WlllUm* 
and  Tohn  WInthrop  purchaAd  It,  and 
Wllllanu  gavo  It  Ita  prtiiint  nam*. 
[WInthrop'a  Jmirmil  li  1471  Lattar 
of  Willlama,  3  Ali|/}.  Hi/I,  CM.  1 1  1651 
AmokTa  H(/i.  H.-t.  1 1  103.] 

f^/pu^fk,  Pmppi{fpm')  Nack  It  a  thumb- 
Ilka  promonlorjr,  parhapa  *4  mllaa  In 
langth  by  an  avaraga  o?  |  In  braadth, 
proJaAIng  from  tha  waflarn  Ada  of  tha 
town  of  BrlAol  Into  tha  bajr.  Pljrmoulh 
Court,  I  Juna  tMy,  grantad  100  acna  of 
It  "to  Mr.  John  Oorum,  If  It  can  ba 
parchaAd  of  tha  Indiana  "1  and  5  Jul/, 
1669,  grantad  tha  ramalndar  to  tha 
**  towna  of  SwanA/,  for  tha  promoting 
of  a  wajr  of  trada  in  thia  collonla." 
t  Jul/,  167a,  "Mr.  Conftant  South> 
worth,  Mr.  Jamaa  Browna,  and  Mr. 
John  Oorum  ara  appolntad  b/  tha 
Court,  to  purchaib  a  eartalna  p'ftll  of 
land  of  tha  Indiana,  grantad  b/  tha 
Court  to  tha  <kid  John  Oorum,  l/ing 
•tt  Papafiiuani  nack."  13  Jul/,  1677, 
tha  Court "  rattiflad,  aftablUhad,  Attlad, 
and  conArmad  tha  aforafiiid  100  actaa 
of  land"  to  John  Oorum'a  haira  and 
Awoaflbra  for  avar.  It  faama  foon  aflar 
to  hava  paflbd  to  Nathanial  B/flald, 
who  la  fald  to  hava  occupiad  naarl/ 
tha  whola  of  it  aa  hia  farm  for  orer  40 
/aara,  until  hia  rarooral  to  Bofton  in 


1714.    [Pfym.  C9t.  Mm.  VI  M,  fl4«  9S> 
•41 1  Shapard'a  /i(/l.  Dk.  Bfi/ltl,  Jt.' 

I'.  49-1 

Aa  to  tha  nama,  Mr.  Trumbull  Ai/i. 
'•  Thia  nama  waa  alfo  givan  to  a  trikA 
of  land  now  In  Voluntown,  Conn.,  in  a 
grant  of  itti,  aa  Pamp^/pmtkmkt  i  tha 
■Aa  raprafonting  «li»  l.a.,  "  placa." 
Two  darivationi  ara  aquall/  probabia, 
and  plauilbia,  from>«>«|/:hi.  'doubla'— 
which  ii  appllcabia  to  tha  ibutham  and 
of  Briftol,  divldad  b/  tha  ba/,  or,  aa  It 
ma/ba  tranltatad,  'oppoAta  to,'  'ovar 
againft.'  Otharwilb,  from  ^p^kp^fk 
or  pmkfmkl^l^,  of  Bitot  |  pMtpttltfk  ot 
Rogar  Willlama,  l.a.,  •  tha  partridga.' 
With  tha  addiUon  of  aAAa  it  would  ba 
•  tha  partridga  countr/,'  or  '  Partridga 
Point,'  or  rathar  'Qyail  Point,'  aa  wa 
dwuld  tranflata  it  in  ConnaAkut  I 
think  tha  lattar  tha  mora  probabia  dart- 
vationt  though  I  do  not  kmtw  that  a 
quail  avar  flaw  within  •  doaan  mllaa  of 
Poppalquaflk" 

Tha  diftanoa  for  a  eanoa,  acroA  from 
Prudanoa,  would  not  ba  much  mora 
than  li  mllaa,  and  tha  crolBng  would 
ba  In  foil  vlaw  from  Rhoda-Ifland  and 
protaabi/  not  mora  than  3  mllaa  diftant 
from  it 

■"  Tha  fony  to  Briftol  at  Trippai 
tha  fama  which  ha  croflbd  on  hia  laft 
axpcdition  aftar  Philip.  Hia  obJaA 
waa  to  go  up  foma  4  mllaa  through 
what  la  now  tha  town  of  Briftol,  and 


ij6 


alHHIii 


-i-it. 


V, 


wfldbly  furprize 
igcnce  of  more 
;ed  after  them: 
\9  made  ufe  of 


>/.  Mm,  VI  aot  •4«  9Sf 
f(/l.  DU.  Br^ti,  Jt.' 

•,  Mr.  Trumbull  Aijri. 

alfe  gtrtn  lo  •  triUK 
oluntown,  Conn.i  in  t 
Pamp^/pmtkmk*  I  the 

•kkt  l.«.,  "placa." 
•M  aquftlljr  probabUi 
XkPmf^/km,  •doubia'— 
Ic  to  Um  foutiMm  and 
1  bjr  ttia  bajr,  or,  aa  It 
1,  'oppoAta  to,*  'ovar 
rlib,  Afom  p»kp»hp^ 
>f  Blloti  pmrnftlifitfA 

l.a.,  'tha  partridga.' 
m  of  •kka  It  would  ba 
Duntrj,'  or  '  Partridga 

•Qyall  Point,'  aa  wa 
it  In  ConnaAicut  I 
ba  nM>ra  probabia  dart- 
I  do  not  ktum  that  a 
ithin  •  doaan  mllaa  of 

ir  a  eaaoa,  aeroA  flrom 
I  not  ba  much  mora 
nd  tha  croOng  would 
rom  Rhoda-Idand  and 
ra  than  3  mllaa  dlftant 

to  Briftol  At  THppai 
ha  croflM  on  hi*  laft 
Philip.  HIa  obJaA 
foma  4  mllaa  through 
I  town  of  Briftol,  and 


[4«] 

Canoo*g:  But  by  that  time  they  hod  made  two  fralnht«, 
and  had  got  over  the  Captain,  and  about  15  or  16  of  his 
Indians^  the  Wind  fprung  up  with  fuch  violence  that  Ca- 
noo'i  could  no  more  pafi.*  The  Capt.  feeing  it  waa 
ImpofHble  for  any  more  of  his  Souldiert  to  come  to  him, 
he  told  hit  Indians^  If  Ifuy  wtn  willing  to  go  with  Aim,  ks 
would  go  to  Poppafquafh,  and  /h  if  thty  could  tatch  fomt  of 
thoft  Emmy  Indians.  They  were  willing  to  go,  but  were 
forry  they  had  no  Engli/h  Souldiers;*  fo  they  March'd 
thro*  the  thIckeU  that  they  might  not  be  difcovcrcd,  until 
they  came  unto  the  Salt  Meadow,  to  the  Northward  of 
Briflol  Town,**  that  now  is.  Then  they  heard  a  Gun,  the 
Capt.  look'd  about,  not  knowing  but  it  might  be  fome  of 
his  own  Company  in  the  rear;  fo  halting  till  they  all  came 
up,  he  found  'twas  none  of  his  own  Company  that  fired. 
Now  tho'  he  had  but  a  few  Men,  was  minded  to  fend 
fome  of  them  out  on  a  Scout  He  moved  it  to  Capt. 
Ligktfoot^  to  go  with  three  more  on  a  Scout;  he  faid  he 
was  willing  provided  the  Captains  man  Natkana$l  (which 
was  an  Indian  that  they  had  lately  Uken)  might  be  one  of 
them,  becaufe  he  was  well  acquainted  with  the  Neck,*" 


andaavor  to  Airprifli  tha  Indiana  aa  thaj 
Ihould  pafi  out  of  Poppafquaib  nack 
toward  tha  main  land. 

■■  Saa  nota  175,  mnH. 

■*  It  will  appaar,  Airthar  on,  that  hia 
Lleutanant  and  EngllOi  foldlara  Aibfa- 
quantljr  crolTed  and  Joined  him  next  day. 

*■*  Probably  tholb  juft  north«waft  of 
Sllvar  Creak. 


w  Sea  nota  138,  muit. 

■■  He  meani  here,  evidently,  Mount- 
Hope  neck,  and  not  Poppafquafli  neck. 
Church  himftif  with  hi*  party  proceed- 
ed to  fearch  the  latter  for  the  enemy ; 
and  Lightfoot  with  hit  three  compan- 
ion! muft  have  fcouted  olT  toward  what 
are  now  Warren  and  Swaniby,  in  the 
direAion  of  Kikemuit 


4i 


•57 


KM 


aMHiMi 


■«.  wMiftiyAfiaau 


.»m»liWri^iiililirr-i«iii  n-  m  i  mmn 


'^ 


iv 


[46] 

and  coming  lately  from  among  them,  knew  how  to  call 
them."    The  Capt.  bid  him  choofe  his  three  companions, 
and  go;  and  if  they  came  a-crofs  any  of  the  Enemy  not  to 
kill  them  if  they  could  poffibly  take  them  alive;  that  they 
might  gain  intelligence  concerning  Annawon.    The  Capt. 
with  the  reft  of  his  company  moved  but  a  little  way  further 
toward  Poppafquajhy  before  they  heard  another  Gun,  which 
feemed  to  be  the  fame  way  with  the  other,  but  further  off. 
But  they  made  no  halt  until  they  came  unto  the  narrow  of 
Poppafquajh  Neck;"*  where  Capt.  Church  left  three  men 
more,  to  watch  if  any  fliould  come  out  ufthe  Neck,  and  to 
inform  the  Scout  when  they  returned  which  way  he  was 
gone.    He  parted  the  remainder  of  his  company,  half  on 
one  fide  of  the  Neck,  and  the  other  with  himfelf  went  on 
the  other  fide  of  the  Neck,  until  they  met;  and  meeting 
neither  with  Indians  nor  Canoo's  returned  big  with  expec- 
tations of  Tydings  by  their  Scout:  But  when  they  came 
back  to  the  three  men  at  the  narrow  of  the  Neck,  they 
told  their  Captain  the  Scout  was  not  returned,  had  heard 
nor  feen  any  thing  of  them,  this  fiU'd  them  with  tho'ts 
what  ftiould  become  of  them;  by  that  time  they  had  fat 
down  &  waited  an  hour  longer,  it  was  very  dark,  and  they 
defpaired  of  their  returning  to  them.    Some  of  the  Indians 
told  their  Captain,  They  feared  his  new  man  Nathanael 


"•  The  Indians  were  accuftomed  to 
haye  fome  call— like  a  wolf*  howl,  a 
loon'a  cry,  or  fomething  of  that  fort— 
by  which  they  could  fignal  each  other 
in  the  woods.    This  was  changed,  as 


often  as  there  was  danger  of  its  becom- 
ing known  to  their  enemies.    Natkam- 
atl,  being  recently  captured,  would  know 
what  that  fignal  of  his  tribe  now  was. 
■*  Perhaps  lao  rods  in  width. 


158 


MMiiiiiMii 


iMate>fc'afe>»<'j»i*w»i»w*«B»>»^^ 


how  to  call 
companions, 
Bnemy  not  to 
ve;  that  they 
(.    The  Capt 
le  way  further 
5r  Gun,  which 
at  further  off. 
the  narrow  of 
eft  three  men 
Neck,  and  to 
I  way  he  was 
ipany,  half  on 
nfelf  went  on 
and  meeting 
g  with  expec- 
en  they  came 
le  Neck,  they 
ed,  had  heard 
m  with  tho'ts 
s  they  had  fat 
iark,  and  they 
of  the  Indians 
an  Nathanael 

anger  of  its  beoom- 
enemiea.    N<aikam- 
tptured,  would  know 
hit  tribe  now  was. 
kU  in  width. 


[47] 

Aad  met  with  his  old  Mount-hope  friends,  and  was  turned 
Rogue.     They   concluded   to    make    [47]    no  fires   that 
Night,  (and  indeed  they  had  no  great  need  of  any)  for 
they  had  no  Viftuals  to  cook,  had  not  fo  much  as  a  morfel 
of  Bread  with  them.    They  took  up  their  lodging  Matter- 
ing, that  if  poffibly  their  Scout  fliould  come  in  the  Night, 
and  whittle  (which  was  their  fign)  fome  or  other  of  them 
might  hear  them.     They  had  a  very  folitary,  hungry 
Night;  and  as  foon  as  the  day  broke""  they  drew  off  thro' 
the  bru(h  to  a  hill  without  the  Neck,  and  looking  about 
them  they  efpy*d  one  Indian  man  come  running  fomewhat 
towards  them,  the  Captain  ordered  one  man  to  ftep  out  of 
the  brulh  and  Ihow  himfelf.    Upon  which  the  Indian  ran 
right  to  him,  and  who  Ihould  M  be  but  Capt.  Lightfoot,  to 
their  great  joy.    Capt.  Church  ask'd  him.  What  News  ? 
He  anfwered.  Good  News,  they  were  all  well  and  had 
cattlCd  Ten  Indians,  and  that  they  guarded  them  all  Night 
in  one  0/  the  Flankers  of  the  old  Englifli  Garrifon  ;•*  that 
their  prifoners  were  part  of  Annawons  company y  and  that 
they  had  left  their  Families  in  a  Swamp  above  Mattapoifet 
Neck.""    And  as  they  were  Marching  towards  the  old 
Garrifon  Lightfoot  gave  Capt.  Church  a  particular  account 
of  their  Exploit,  viz.  That  prefently  after  they  left  him,  they 
heard  another  Gun,  which  feem^d  to  be  towards  the  Indian 


"»  Monday,  ii  September,  1676. 

*■*  That  on  the  fliores  of  the  Kikt- 
mnit,  about  which  Church  had  been  fo 
ezerdfed  the  year  before.    (S«e  note 


65,  amU.)    He  muft  have  thought  its 
ufe  had  been  found  at  laft. 

"A  The  neck  of  this  name  (Gardner's 
neck)  in  Swanfey. 


159 


wmsmmntai!' 


■'-  it 


I 


[47] 

burying  placed  &  moving  thai  way^  they  di/covered  two  of 
the  Enemy  fleeing  of  an  Hor/e.  The  Scout  claping  into  the 
bru/h^  Nathanael  bid  them  fit  dowuy  and  he  would  prefently 
call  all  the  Indians  thereabout  unto  him.  They  hid,  and  he 
went  a  little  diftance  back  from  them  and  fat  up  his  note  & 
howled  like  a  Wolf:  One  of  the  two  immediately  left  his 
Horfe  &  came  running  to  fee  who  was  there;  but  Nathanael 
howling  lower  and  lower  drew  him  in  between  thofe  that  lay 
in  wait  for  him,  who  feized  him  ;  Nathanael  continuing  the 
fame  note,  the  other  left  the  Horfe  alfo  following  his  mate, 
&  met  with  the  fame.  When  they  caught  theft  two  they  ex- 
amined them  apart,  and  found  them  to  agree  in  their  Story, 
that  there  tbere  Eight  more  of  them  come  down  into  the  Neck 
to  get  Provifions,  and  had  agreed  to  meet  at  tlte  burying  place 
that  evening,  Thefe  two  being  fome  </Nathanaels  old  ac- 
quaintance, he  had  great  influence  upon,  them,  and  with  his 
inticing  Story,  ( telling  what  a  brave  Captain  he  had,  how 
bravely  he  lived  fince  he  had  been  with  him,  &  how  much  they 
might  better  their  condition  by  turning  to  him,  &c.)  per- 


*■  Concerning  this,  Gen.  Feflenden 
fajrs,  "  In  regard  to  the  location  of  the 
*01d  Indian  burjing-groiind/  I  have 
long  fince  endeaTored  to  find  the  fite  of 
it  A  farmer  informed  me  that  when 
he  waa  a  boj,  about  the  year  iSoo,  the 
people  ftraightened  the  direA  road  from 
this  place  (Warren,  R.-I)  to  Briftol; 
and,  on  the  top  of  a  hill,  about  half 
way  between  the  two  place*  (a  miles 
ftom  each),  thejrdug  through  a  burying- 
ground,  and  carried  off  for  interment 


more  than  one  cart-load  of  human 
bones.  There  are  now  no  appearances 
of  a  cemetery  there.  This  was  doubt- 
lefs  a  burying>ground;  but  whetiier  it 
was  tkt  buiying-ground  cannot  be  de- 
termined." IMS.  tttttr.}  The  proba- 
bility feems  urgent  that  this  was  an 
Imditm  burying-plaoe,  as  ai!  which  have 
been  uibd  by  the  white  fettlers  are 
doubtleft  well  known.  If  fo,  it  is  rea- 
fonable  to  infer  that  it  was  that  to  which 
reference  is  here  made. 


tte 


.-i'>\i*<A£iiT\-.''UM'-i!^^^iS<X\-'%y''-y^^ 


[48] 


verediwo  of 
Hng  into  the 
hU  pre/entfy 
t  hidi  and  he 
)  his  note  df 
xtely  left  his 
tt  Nathanael 
ko/e  that  lay 
ntinuing  the 
Hg  his  matey 

two  they  ex- 
\  their  Story  ^ 
mto  the  Neck 
\uryingplace 
naels  old  ac- 
and  with  his 

he  hady  how 
7W  much  they 
n,  &c.)  per- 

yload  of  human 
w  no  appetnnoea 
This  WM  doubt- 
1{  butwhetiier  it 
ind  cannot  be  de- 
ttr.2  The  proba- 
that  this  was  an 
,  as  ai!  which  have 
rhite  fettlers  are 
.  If  fo,  it  is  rea- 
:  was  that  to  which 


/waded  and  ingaged  them  to  be  on  hisjidcy  which  indeed  now 
began  to  be  the  better  Jide  of  the  hedge.  They  waited  but  a 
little  while  before  they  efpy'd  the  re/l  of  theirs  coming  up  to 
the  burying  placcy  and  Nathanael  ,^<Mf  howVd  them  in  as  he 
had  done  their  mates  before.  When  Capt.  Church  came  to 
the  Garrifon,  he  met  his  Lieutenant  and  the  reft  of  his 
company  J  ■•  and  then  making  up  good  fires  they  fell  to 
roafting  their  Horfe-beaf,**  enough  to  laft  them  the  whole 
day,  but  had  not  a  morfal  of  Bread;  tho'  Salt  they  had 
which  they  always  carryed  in  their  Pockets,  which  at  this 
time  was  very  acceptable  to  theni.  Their  next  motion  was 
towards  the  place  where  the  Prifoners  told  them  they  had 
left  their  Women  and  Children,^"  and  furprized  them  all, 
and  fome  others  that  were  newly  come  to  them.  And 
upon  examination  they  held  to  one  Story,  that  it  was  hard 
to  tell  where  to  find  Annawony  for  he  never  roofted  twice 
in  [48]  a  place.  Now  a  certain  Indian  Souldier  that  Capt 
Church  had  g&inM  over  to  be  on  his  fide,  pray'd  that  he 
might  have  liberty  to  go  and  fetch  in  his  Father,  who  he 
faid  was  about  four  Miles  firom  that  place,  in  a  Swamps 
with  no  other  than  one  Young  Squaw;  Capt  Church  in- 


■•  Lieut  Howland  and  Ids  fquad, 
on  getting  acrofs  the  ferrjr  and  follow- 
ing Church,  ma/  tuve  fkllen  in  with 
one  of  Lightfoof s  fcouts,  or  majr  have 
gone  to  the  old  garrifon,  at  a  venture, 
as  a  likely  place  of  meeting  him,  or 
news  from  him. 

•M  Which  the  Indians  had  juft  killed. 

*u  A  (Wamp  in  Swaniejr,  probablj 


not  far  from  what  is  now  Swaniejr  vil- 
lage. 

*"  Mawwhagu*  (Wamp  in  the  fouth- 
eaftem  comer  of  Rehoboth,  anfwers 
this  requifition  of  diftanoe;  befldes 
lying  near  the  rout  to  Sqmammakomk 
fwamp,  where  Annawon  was,  and 
whence  thefe  Indians  whom  Church 
had  captured  had  come. 


161 


i; 


[48] 


clined  to  go  with  him,  thinking  it  might  be  in  his  way  to 
gain  fomc  intelligence  oiAnnawon;  and  fo  taking  one  En- 
glifh  Man  and  a  few  Indians  with  him  leaving  the  reft  there, 
he  went  with  his  new  Souldier  to  look  his  Father;  when 
he  came  to  the  Swamp,  he  bid  the  Indian  go  fee  if  he  could 
find  his  Father:  he  was  no  fooner  gone  but  Capt  Church 
difcc  ver*d  a  Track  coming  down  out  of  the  Woods,  upon 
whirh  he  and  his  little  company  lay  clofe  fome  on  one 
fide  of  the  Track  &  fome  on  the  other.    They  heard  the 
Indian  Souldier  make  a  howling  for  his  Father;  and  at 
length  fome  body  anfwered  him,  but  while  they  were  lift- 
ening,  they  thought  they  heard  fome  body  coming  towards 
them,  prefently  few  an  old  man  coming  up  with  a  Gun  on 
his  Shoulder,  and  a  young  Woman  following  of  him  in  the 
Track  which  they  lay  by:  They  let  them  come  up  be- 
tween them,  and  then  ftarted  up  and  hiid  hold  on  them 
both.    Capt  Church  immediately  examined  them  a  part,*" 
telling  them.  What  thty  mufi  truft  too  if  they  told/alft  Sto- 
ries: He  ask»d  the  young  Woman,  fVhat  company  they 
came  la/t  from?    She  feid,/fWi»  Capt,  Annawons.     He 
asked  her,  How  many  were  in  company  with  him  whenjhe 
left  him?    She  faid,  50  or  60.    He  ask'd  her  How  many 
Miles  it  was  to  the  place  where /he  left  him  ?    She  faid,  She 
did  not  under/land  Miles,  dut  he  was  up  in  Squannaconk 
Swamp?^     The  old  man  who  had  been  one  of  Philips 

"•Thiou^oneofhUIndtanfoldkf*     eaftern  fide  of  the  Iowa  of  Rahoboth, 

M  an  interpreter.  tUA.,  ebout  tnidwaj  betwMn  its  north- 

•**   Spuumaktmk  fWamp  te  on  the     era    and   fouthem   bouidarics,    and 


aaniwwriWiHituwtiiiiWit 


I  in  his  way  to 
fiking  onq  £'»- 

the  reft  there, 
Father;  when 
fee  if  he  could 

Capt  Church 
I  Woods,  upon 

fome  on  one 
hey  heard  the 
'ather;  and  at 
they  were  lift- 
oming  towards 
with  a  Gun  on 
g  of  him  in  the 
I  come  up  be- 
[  hold  on  them 
i  them  a  part,*" 
y  toldfalfa  Sid- 
i  company  they 
nnawons.  .  He 
(h  him  whenjhi 
her  Hovi  many 
She  faid,  She 
#  Squannaconk 

one  of  Philips 

t  town  of  Hehoboth, 
raj  betwMn  ito  north' 
m   bouadarka,    and 


[48] 

Council,  upon  examination,  gave  exaaiy  the  fame  account. 
Capt.  Church  ask'd  him.  If  they  could  get  there  that  Night? 
He  faid.  If  they  went  prefently  and  travelUd  floutfyy  they 
might  get  there  by  Sun  fet^    He  asVd  Whither  he  was 
going?    He  anfwered.  That  Annawon  hadfent  htm  down 
to  look  for  fome  Indians,  that  were  gone  down  into  VioyxxAr 
ho^t  Neck  to  kill  Provifions:  Capt  Church  let  him  know 
that  thofe  Indians  were  all  his  Prifoners.    By  this  time 
came  the  Indian  Souldier  &  brought  his  Father  and  one 
Indian  more.    The  Captain  was  now  in  great  ftraight  of 
mind  what  to  do  next  he  had  a  mind  to  give  Annawon  a 
vifit,  now  knew  where  to  find  him,  but  his  company  was 
very  fmall,  but  half  a  dozen    men   befide  himfelf,  and 
was  under  a  neceffity  to  fend  fome  body  back  to  acquaint  his 
Lieutenant  &  company*-  with  his  proceedings.   However 
he  asked  his  fmall  company  that  were  with  him,  Whtther 
they  would  wilUnglygo  with  him  and  give  Annawon  a  vifit? 
They  told  him,  They  were  always  ready  to  obey  his  com^ 
mandsy  &c.  But  withal  told  him.  That  they  knew  this  Capt. 


ntariy  touchet,  at  fome  poInU,  ths 
weft  line  of  Dightonj  LUtU  Squanma- 
komk  and  Bad-Lmek  fwampa  He  be- 
tween it  and  Refcnrolr  pond  on  the 
fouth,  out  of  which  flows  the  main  feed- 
er of  Palmer'*  (Warren)  River.  Mr. 
Drake  faja  [edition  of  Mather's  Brirf 
HiJIwy,  180],  that  SfUMmahvmh  prob- 
ablr  fignifles  tte  "  Swamp  of  Night, 
or'^Nieht-ftnunp."  But  Mr.  TrumbuU 
faja,  *<I  can  make  nothing  of  this 
name.  It  i«  cerUinljr  corrupted,  and 
has  loft  at  leaft  one  (initial)  fyllable.  ** 


"•  It  could  fcarcely  have  been  more 
than  9  or  10  miles  to  Annawon's  camp ; 
but  the  way  was,  unqueftionably, — 
through  that  miry  country,  —  tedious 
and  diflkult,  and  the  day  was  evi- 
dently waning;  as  Church  had  already 
marehed,  with  many  delays,  from  the 
narrow  of  Poppalquafli  neck,  a  diftance 
which,  by  their  finuous  route,  could 
hardly  have  been  lefs  than  fifteen 
miles. 

M  Whom  he  had  left  at  the  fwamp 
above  ira//a/ai^M  neck. 


■'i. 


■-',  -4  H 


163 


-^V»«    *-.**=•>#♦■'*- 


•  [  49  ] 

Annawon  was  a  great  Sju/dur;  that  hi  had  been  a  valiant 
Captain  under  Afuhmcqun,  Philips  Fathery  "*^  and  that  he 
had  been  Philips  Chieftain  all  this  War;  a  very/ubtle  manf 
and  of  great  refolutiony  and  had  often  faidy  that  he  would 
never  be  taking  alive  by  the  Engliih ;  and  moreover  they  knew 
that  the  men  that  were  with  him  were  refolute  fellows^  fome 
^Philip's  chief  Souldiers ;  and  therefore  feared  whether  it 
was  pra^able  to  make  an  attempt  upon  him  withfo  [49] 
fmall  a  handful  of  affi/lants  as  now  were  with  him.  Told 
him  further,  That  it  would  be  apitty  that  after  all  the  Great 
Things  he  had  done,  he  fhould  throw  away  his  Life  at  lofty 
&c.  Upon  which  he  replyed,  That  he  doubted  not  Anna- 
won  was  a  fubtle  &  valiant  Man:  that  he  had  a  long  time 
but  in  vain  fought  for  him,  and  never  till  now  could  find 
his  quarters;  and  he  was  very  loth  to  mifs  of  the  oppor- 
tunity; and  doubt  not  but  that  if  they  would  chearfully  go 
with  him,  the  fame  Almighty  Providence  that  had  hitherto 
prote6ted  and  befriended  them  would  do  fo  ftill,  &c.  Up- 
on this  with  one  confent  they  faid,  Th^  would  go.  Capt. 
Church  then  turned  to  one  Cook  oi Plymouth^  (the  only 


**'  McfjffS^eit  bftd'two  namm,  each  of 
which,  in  accordance  with  the  humor 
of  the  timet,  had  a  various  fpellir^. 
Bradford  wrote  one  M^ffk/oyt  anu 
Mufufayt',  Window  wrote  it  Mm/a- 
foyt  and  M^c{jpmati  Prince  fajrt, 
"  I  find  tlte  ancient  People  from  their 
Fathen  in  PUmtouth  Coioiiy  pronounce 
his  name  Ma'/^'/o-W;  to  which 
Thatcher  adds  (as  if  At>m  Beliinap, 
what  Belknap  does  not lajr),  "with  the 


accent  on  the  ftcond  Qrllable."  The 
other  was  written  Weofmwuquin,  Wa/a- 
*■  *gim,  UJkmtqtum,  ^mkmtfpim,  Oo/a- 
mtgrnam,  O/amsUm,  Ow/omtqmim,  Owf- 
amtfUMM,  de.  de.  [Bradfbrd's  li(/l. 
jnym.  94,  109 ;  Young's  CiromieU$ 
Plym.  191,  313;  Prince's  Ammalt,  loi; 
Belltnap's  Am^r.  Biag,  ii :  aia ;  Thatch- 
er's Ind.  Bitg.  i :  117;  Drake's  Boak  of 
Ind.  81.] 
■"  Bejrond  quelUon  this  was  Caleb 


164 


'■-r'^xmmam 


[49] 


/  hem  a  valiant 
*"  and  that  /te 
fevyfubtU  maHf 

that  hi  would 
tover  they  knew 
\te  felhws^  fame 
ired  whither  it 
m  with/o  [49] 
ithhim.  Told 
er  all  th*  Great 
his  Life  at  le^y 
>ted  not  Anna' 
id  a  long  time 
now  could  find 

of  the  oppor- 
1  chearfully  go 
at  had  hitherto 
t&Wy&c,  Up- 
mld  go,  Capt. 
*,•*•  (the  only 

Bnd  QrlUble."  The 
V0o/mt»tqmim,  Wa/k- 

Ow/amtqmim,  Ow/- 
CBradford't  HiJI. 
Voung**  CkromieUt 
linoe't  Ammais,  loi ; 
(j^Ait  aia;  Thatch- 
17  i  Dnke'*  Boa*  0/ 

ion  this  WM  Caleb 


Enghyk  Man  then  with  him)  and  ask'd  him,   PVhat  he 
thought  of  it?    Who  rcplycd,  Sir^  I  am  never  afraid  of 
going  any  where  when  you  are  with  me.     Then  Capt. 
Church  asked  the  old  Indian^  if  he  could  carry  his  Horfe 
with  him?  ( for  he  conveyed  a  Horfe  thus  far  with  him. ) 
He  reply'd  that  it  was  impoflTible  for  an  Horfe  to  pafs  the 
Swamps.    Therefore  he  fent  away  his  new  Indian  Soul-  * 
dier  with  his  Father  and  the  Captains  Horfe  to  his  Lieu- 
tenant, and  orders  for  him  to  move  to    Taunton  with 
the  Prifoners,  to  fecure  them  there,  and  to  come  out  in  the 
Morning  in  the  Rehoboth  Road,  in  which  he  might  expeft 
to  meet  him,  if  he  were  alive  and  had  fuccefs.*^     The 
Captain  then  asked  the  old  fellow.  If  he  would  Pilot  him 
unto  Annaivon?     He  anfwered,  that   he  having  given 
him  his  life  he  was  obliged  toferve  him.     He  bid  him 
move  on  then;  £.nd  they  followed:  The  old  man  would 
out-travel  them,  fo  far  fometimes  that  they  were  almoft  out 
of  fight;  looking  over  his  Shoulder  and  feeing  them  be- 
hind, he  would  halt    Juft  as  the  Sun  was  fetting,  the  old 
man  made  a  full  ilop  and  fat  down,  the  company  coming 
up  alfo  fat  down,  being  all  weary.    Capt.  Church  asked, 
What  news?     He  anfwered.  That  about  that  time  in  the 
Evening  Capt  Annawon,  fent  out  his  Scouts  to  fee  if 
the  Coaft  were  clear,  and  as  foon  as  it  began  to  grow  dark 
the  Scouts  return.    And  then  (faid  he)  we  may  move 

Cook,  who  fo  narrowly  wXfStd  being  miles  fiwm  the  iVramp  where  Lieut, 

the  flajer  of  Philip.     (See  note  307.  Rowland  and  his  company  were,  north- 

aute.)  eafterljr  up  the  weft  bank  of  the  Titicut 

.    •»  It  was  prbWly  twelve  or  thirteen  (Taunton)  River  to  Taunton. 

«6| 


/' 


[49] 


again  fecurely.  When  it  began  to  grow  dark  the  old  man 
ftood  up  again,  Capt.  Chunk  asked  him,  if  he  would  take 
a  Gun  and  fight  for  him?  He  bowed  very  low  and  pray'd 
him  not  to  impofe  fuch  a  thing  upon  him,  at  to  fight 
againft  Capt  Annawon  his  old  friend.  But  fayei  he,  I 
will  go  along  with  you,  and  be  helpful  to  you,  and  will  lay 
hands  on  any  man  that  ihall  oflfer  to  hurt  you.  It  being 
now  pretty  dark  they  moved  clofe  together;  anon  they 
heard  a  noife,  the  Captain  ftay'd  the  old  man  with  his  hand, 
and  asked  his  own  men  what  noife  they  thought  it  might 
be?  they  concluded  it  to  be  the  pounding  of  a  Mortar. 
The  old  man  had  given  Capt  Church  a  defcription  of  the 
Place  where  Annowm  now  lay,  and  of  the  Difficulty  of 
getting  at  him:  being  fenfible  that  they  were  pretty  near 
them,  with  two  of  his  Indians  he  creeps  to  the  edge  of  the 
Rocks,***  from  whence  he  could  fee  their  Camps;  he  saw 


*■*  A  eontlnuoiM  tradition  hM  prt* 
fenred  the  idcntitj  of  this  ^wt  It  la 
M  ottt-«n>ppliiff  Mf«  of  roeki  in  • 
bit  of  upland  in  tho  northern  part  of 
SqtMmumkomk  Amunp  in  Rciioboth.  It 
majr  now  b«  muhad  bjr  tha  old  turn- 
pilw  fWmi  Taunton  to  Prorldanoa,  and 
!•  batwaan  tha  houfiM  on  that  road  now 
oecupiad  bjr  Sanaca  BIIA  and  Noah 
PuUar;  on  tha  laft  Ada  aa  jrou  go  t^ 
ward  Prorldanoa,  and  about  6|  mllaa 
fWmi  Taunton.  Thia  portion  of  tha 
iVramp  la  ownad  b/  Nathan  Pratt  of 
Taunton,  who  nuurried  a  daoghtar  of 
Daa.  BUft,  ita  ftmnar  proprlator.  Tha 
building  of  thia  raad  through  tha  north- 
arn  and  of  tha  Aramp,  with  tha  natural 


changa  of  /aara,  haa  mada  tha  poAtlon 
more  aooalilbia  than  of  old,  although 
wet  ground  Mil  flirrounda  tha  rodb 
The  traveller  will  Snd,  perhapa  80  roda 
baj«nd  Mr.  Bllfa'a  houfe  (which  ftanda 
in  tha  angle  where  another  road  croflba 
tha  pike),  a  tree  on  the  left,  larger  than 
anj  near  it,  which  beara  tlie  marki  of 
being  often  uftd  aa  a  hitchlag-pofti 
with  a  path  leading  thence  fouth-aaftarljr 
Into  the  wooda.  Following  that  path, 
(vf  to  paoea,  ha  will  begin  to  afoend 
the  ledge  which  Oopea  up  beibra  him 
at  an  angle  of  perhapa  40  dagnea,  and 
the  length  of  which  ilea  acroA  hia  way 
up,  and  apparentljr  not  fkr  ftom  north> 
eaft  and  ibuth'-weft.     Prom  padng  it, 


166 


[50] 


:  the  old  man 
le  would  take 
iw  and  pray'd 
1,  ai  to  fight 
t  fayei  he,  I 
i,  and  will  lay 
ou.  It  being 
r;  anon  they 
ivith  his  hand, 
»ught  it  might 
of  a  Mortar* 
ription  of  the 
Difficulty  of 
■e  pretty  near 
le  edge  of  the 
imps;  he  saw 

I  made  the  poflUon 
1  of  old,  although 
urroundt  the  rack, 
td,  perhap*  to  roda 
louf*  (which  (land* 
inotharroad  craflbt 
tha  left,  larger  than 
bean  the  marks  of 
a  a  hitchiaff-poftt 
hence  fouth-eafterljr 
jllowing  that  path, 
ill  begin  to  afoend 
ipea  up  before  him 
lapa  40  degree*,  and 
I  lies  acroA  his  waj 
not  (kr  flrom  north> 
,     From  pacing  it, 


three  companies  of  Indians  at  a  little  didance  from  each 
other,  being  eafy  to  be  difcovered  by  the  light  of  their  fires. 
He  faw  alfo  the  great  An[$d\nawon  and  his  company, 
who  had  formed  his  Camp  or  Kennelling-place,  by  falling 
a  Tree  under  the  fide  of  the  great  clefts  of  Rocks,  and  fit- 
ting a  row  of  birch  bufhes  up  againft  it,  where  he  himfelf, 
and  his  Son,  and  fome  of  his  chiefs  had  taken  up  their 
lodging,  and  made  great  fires  without  them,  and  had  their 
Pots  and  Kittles  boiling,  and  Spits  roafting.  Their  Arms 
alfo  he  difcovered,  all  fet  together  in  a  place  fitted  for  the 
purpofe  Handing  up  an  end  againft  a  ftick  lodged  in  two 
crotches,  and  a  Mat  placed  over  them,  to  keep  them  from 
the  wet  or  dew.  The  old  Annawons  feet  and  his  Sons 
head  were  fo  near  the  Arms  as  almoft  to  touch  them:  But 


I  Judge  that  this  ledge  majr  ayerage  its 
ftet  In  length  bjr  75  Aet  In  width,  ter- 
minating on  its  fouthem  and  weftem 
fide  in  rugged  cli  A  ftom  30  to  40  (ket 
inhight  The  rock  is  a  puddinrftone, 
thick  At  with  pebbles,  and  has  evidenUj 
felt  the  eflka  of  oonvuMon,  or  other 
rough  treatment,  ak>ng  Its  fouthem  and 
fouth-weftem  edge,  which  is  Jagged, 
and  from  which  huge  bowlders,  now 
Ijing  at  ita  baft,  have  been  torn. 
About  two>thirds  of  the  wajr  weft,  along 
this  fouthem  feoe,  is  a  deep  raoeft,  ac* 
ceObie  from  above  with  diflkuify  bjr  the 
aid  of  the  bolhes  growing  in  the  clefts, 
which  anfwers  well  to  Church'*  defivip- 
tk>n  of  the  fpot  in  which  Annawon  was 
now  encamped.  The  growth  of  tree* 
around  tlie  rodi  ha*  recently  been 
felled  I  and  the  flrft  feeling  of  the  vifitor 


i*  one  of  ftirprife  that  a  retreat  fo  ex- 
pofed  on  the  ('outhcra  flde  as  this  now 
Aem*  to  be,  fliould  have  anlWered  the 
conditions  of  Annawon'*  camp.  But, 
on  reflexion,  one  will  A;*,  that,  with 
the  (Wamp  a*  it  then  waa,  the  rock 
could  be  reached  onlj  ftom  the  upland 
ifthmu*  which  oonnedted  it  with  the 
main  land,  which  la/  probably  in  the 
diroAion  iVom  which  the  path  now  ap- 
pitMche*  the  Opoti  while  the  flde  which 
now  feem*  expofed  wa*  not  only  pro- 
teaed  bj  the  furrounding  water  and 
mire,  but  diut  in  and  concealed  by  tha 
old  fonft  growth.  FVom  the  edge  of 
the  cliff.  Church  could  look  down  upon 
Annawon,  hi*  fon,  and  chiefe,  almoft 
dinAly  under  him,  and  upon  the  three 
companie*  around  their  fires,  icattered 
along  it*  (buthem  ikce. 


[so] 

the  Rocks  were  To  Aecp  thnt  it  was  impofllble  to  get  down, 
but  as  they  lowered  themfelves  by  the  bows,  and  the 
bufhes  that  grew  in  the  cracks  of  the  Rock.  Capt.  Church 
creeping  back  again  to  the  old  man,  asked  him.  If  there 
was  no  pofllbility  of  getting  at  them  fome  other  way?  lie 
anfwered,  no,  That  he  and  all  that  belonged  to  Annawon 
were  ordered  to  come  that  way,  and  none  could  come  any 
other  way  without  difficulty  or  danger  of  being  (hot.  Capt 
Church  then  ordered  the  old  man  and  his  daughter  to  go 
down  fore-mod  with  ti^'^ir  baskets  at  their  backs,  that  when 
Annawon  faw  them  with  Cheir  baskets  he  fliould  not  mif> 
truft  the  intregue;  Capt  Church  and  his  handful  of  Soul- 
diers  crept  down  alfo  under  the  Hiadow  of  thefe  two  and 
their  baskets,  and  the  Captain  himfelf  crept  clofe  behind 
the  old  man,  with  his  Hatchet  in  his  hand,  and  ftep'd  over 
the  young  mans  head  to  the  Arms,  the  young  Annawon 
difcovering  of  him,  whip^d  his  blanket  over  his  head  and 
Ihrunk  up  in  a  heap:  The  old  Capt.  Annawon  llarted  up 
on  his  breech,  and  cryed  out  HowohJ"^  and  defpairing  of 
efcape*"  throw  himfelf  back  again,  and  lay  filent  until 
Capt  Church  had  fecured  all  the  Arms,  &c.  And  having 
fecured  that  company,  he  fent  his  Indian  Souldiert  to  the 


fi^Howkl\M.AwimmnAf  "Who 
it  thftt  r  [Roger  WillUnu'*  K^.  Jt.-f. 
Hi/I.  CM.  i  I  39.]  or  Htmmm  f  " whof 
eg.,  Htwam  ytmok  viug  Bdom  ^., 
"  Who  it  thi*  thtt  Cometh  froni  Edotn, 
kci"  iEU0l,  ffaUk  Ixiiit  I.}  This 
feema  to  hare  been  tlie  uflial  challenge  > 
"Who't  there?" 


*■■  Annawon  probabljr  had  no  idea 
that  Church  would  hare  the  boldnefi 
thua  to  beard  him  in  hit  den,  without  an 
abundant  force  Airrounding  and  irre- 
flftibljr  enclofing  hint  on  every  fide; 
as  Mras  reprefented  to  be  the  faA  to 
the  other  companiet,  bjr  hit  Indian  fol- 
diert. 


168 


-pi 


» get  down, 
I,  and  the 
ipt.  Church 
m,  If  there 
way ?  lie 
)  Annawon 
I  come  any 
hot.  Capt 
ghtsr  to  go 
,  that  when 
Id  not  mif- 
j1  of  Soul- 
fe  two  and 
lofe  behind 
ftcp'd  over 
;  Annawon 
}  head  and 
t  darted  up 
ifpairing  of 
filent  until 
Lnd  having 
lien  to  the 

r  had  no  idea 
B  the  boldnefe 
len,  without  en 
ling  end  irra- 
tn  every  fidei 
be  the  feA  to 
hit  Indian  fol- 


[51] 

Other  fires  ft  companies,  giving  them  inllruAlons,  what  to 
do  and  fay.  Accordingly,  they  went  into  the  midll  of 
them:  When  they  difcovered  themfelves  who  they  were, 
told  them  that  their  Capt.  Annawon  was  taken,  and  it 
would  be  beft  for  them  quietly  and  peaceably  to  furrender 
themfelves,  which  would  procure  good  quarter  for  them: 
Otherwife  if  they  (hould  pretend  to  refill  or  make  their  ef- 
cape,  it  would  be  in  vain,  and  they  could  expedt  no  other 
but  thr.t  Capt.  Church  with  his  great  Army,  who  had  now 
entrapM  them,  would  cut  them  to  pieces:  told  them  alfo  if 
they  would  fubmit  themfelves,  and  deliver  up  all  their 
Arms  unto  them,  and  keep  every  man  his  place  until  it 
was  day;  they  would  aflure  them  that  their  Capt.  Church 
who  had  been  fo  kind  to  themfelves  when  they  furrendred 
to  him,  (hould  be  as  kind  unto  them.  Now  they  being  old 
acquaintance,  and  many  of  them  Relations  did  much  the 
readier  give  heed  to  what  they  faid,  and  complyed  ft  fur- 
rendred up  their  Arms  unto  them,  both  their  Guns  and 
Hatchets,  &c,  and  were  forthwith  carryed  to  Capt.  Church. 
Things  being  fo  far  fettled,  Capt.  Church  asked  Annawon^ 
What  he  had  for  Supper,  for  (  faid  he  )  I  am  come  to  Sup 
[51]  with  you.  Taubut^  (faid  Annawon)  with  a  big 
voice;  and  looking  about  upon  his  Women,  bid  them  haften 
and  get  Capt  Church  and  his  company  fome  Supper;  then 
turned  to  Capt  Church  and  asked  him,  Whether  he  would 

"•  Tmt^Mii  Literallj,  "It  ia  flitif-  well?"  T4mM  m$  ^mmp  mmmmiMtU, 
Mtorj,"  "t»*t  blen,"  e.g.,  Tm^hU  "1  am  glad  thejr  are  well."  [Roger 
jfmmm/  mmdmimmmm,  "I  am  glad  you  are     William*  /?.-/.  Hijt.  Coll.  i !  a?.] 


i    ' 


•': 


I  I 


ihi^^ 


I 


(  SI  ] 

eat  Cow-be«f  or  IIorTc-beaf,  The  Captain  told  him  Cow-beaf 
would  be  mod  acceptable:  It  was  foon  got  ready,  and  pul- 
ling hii  little  bag  of  Salt  out  of  hit  Pocket,  which  wai  all 
the  Provifion  he  brought  with  him;  thii  feafon'd  hit  Cow- 
beaf  fo  that  with  it  and  the  dry'd  green-corn,  which  the  old 
Squaw  wat  pounding  in  the  Mortar,**  while  they  were 
Aiding  down  the  Rockt,  he  made  a  very  hearty  Supper. 
And  thit  pounding  in  the  Mortar  proved  lucky  for  Capt. 
Churckis  getting  down  the  Rocki,  for  when  the  old  Squaw 
pounded  they  moved,  and  when  flie  ceafed  to  turn  the  corn, 
they  ceafed  creeping,  the  noife  of  the  Mortar  prevented  the 
Enemiet  hearing  their  creeping:  and  the  corn  being  now 
drefled  fupplyed  the  want  of  Bread,  and  gave  a  fine  relifh 
with  the  Cow-beaf.  Supper  being  over,  Capt  Church  fent 
two  of  hit  men  to  inform  the  other  compantet,  that  he  had 
killed  PhiHpj  and  had  taken  their  friendt  in  Mount-hop^ 
Neck,"*  but  had  fpared  their  lives,  and  that  he  had  fub- 
dued  now  all  the  Enemy  ( he  fuppofed  )  excepting  thit 
company  of  Annawons^  and  now  if  they  would  be  orderly 
and  keep  their  placet  until  Morning,  they  (hould  have  good 
quarter,  and  that  he  would  carry  them  to  Taunton^  where 
they  might  fee  their  friendt  again,  &c.    The  Meflengert 


*M    "TiM  modt  of  pounding  drj 
malM,  bjr  tht  gnln-ratiing  tribtt,  vi- 


ooniManibljr.  It  wm  ■  fjpwiti 
of  work  left  wbolljr  to  the  women,  who 
generellj  enrclfed  their  Ingenultjr  In 
it*  raduAloB.  When  circiunlUnoei  fk- 
vored  it,  mortart  end  peftlee  of  ftone 
were  emplojred.   The  mortar  wm  fome- 


timet  e  depreiBon  In  the  face  of  a  rock." 
[Schooleraft'i  A/  nfptilimg  tht  Imd. 
Trih«»\\\\  4«6.] 

**  That  ii,  thofe  whom  Annawon  had 
Tent  down  to  Poppafqualb.  and  the 
region*  bejrond  it,  after  proviflonni 
whom  Church  had  captured  the  dajr 
before. 


170 


I 


him  Cow-beaf 
eady,  and  pul- 
which  WM  all 
bn'd  hit  Cow- 
which  the  old 
ile  they  were 
learty  Supper, 
ucky  for  Capt. 
the  old  Squaw 
turn  the  corn, 
prevented  the 
rn  being  now 
re  a  fine  relilh 
>t  Chunk  fent 
BS,  that  he  had 
in  Mount'hop* 
at  he  had  fub- 
excepting  this 
uld  be  orderly 
mid  have  good 
a»M/(Mi  where 
he  Meflengers 

n  the  face  of  a  rock." 
r^P$H{mg  tkt  Ind. 

RrlMin  Annawon  had 
ppafl|ualb,  and  th« 
t,  a(Ur  proviflonitt 
I  capturad  the  dajr 


[5«1 

rcturn'd,  thnt  the  InMans  yielded  to  hi«i  propofnU.    Copt. 
Churth  tho't  it  won  now  time  for  him  to  take  a  Nop,  hav- 
ing had  no  flecp  in  two  dayi  and  one  night  before;  told 
hii  men  thot  if  they  would  let  him  fleep  two  hours,  fhcy 
(hould  flecp  all  the  reft  of  the  night.     He  lay'd  himfcif 
down  and  endeavoured  to  fleep,  but  all  difpotition  to  flecp 
departed  i.um  him.    After  he  had  lain  a  little  while  he 
looked  up  to  fee  how  hii  Watch  managed,  but  found  them 
all  faft  a-fleep.    Now  Capt.  Churth  had  told  Copt,  Anna- 
wons  company,  as  he  had  ordered  his  Indiam  to  tell  the 
others,  that  their  lives  ftiould  all  be  fpared,  excepting  Capt. 
'  ^MwoHs,  and  it  was  not  in  his  power  to  promife  him  his 
lite,  but  ho  muft  carry  him  to  his  Mafters  at  Plymouth^ 
and  he  would  intrcat  them  for  his  life.    Now  when  Capt. 
Churth  found  not  only  his  own  men,  but  all  the  Indians 
faft  a-fleep  Annawon  only  excepted,  whom  he  perceived 
was  as  brood  awoke  as  himfelf;  and  fo  they  lay  looking 
one  upon  the  other  perhaps  on  hour;  Captain  Church  foid 
nothing  to  him,  for  he  could  not  fpeok  Indian,  ond  tho't 
Annawon  could  not  fpeok  En^/i/h ;  at  length  Annawon 
roifed  himfelf  up,  caft  off  his  blonket,  and  with  no  more 
clothes  than  his  fmoll  breeches,  walked  o  little  way  back 
from  the  company:   Capt.  Church  tho't  no  other  but  that 
he  hod  occofion  to  eofe  himfelf,  and  fo  walked  to  fome  dif- 


*■*  It  will  hn  rniMtnbercd,  that 
Church's  commfiBon  (Cm  p.  loi. ««/«) 
«xpi«fljr  uceptwl  flrom-  hU  power  of 
"receiving  to  mercy*  Awh  at  were 
<*Murdaroi»  Roguee.  or  Aieh  at  have 


been  friiuiful  Aaon  in  thofe  Villa- 
niet."  Compare  the  aAion  of  Pi/- 
mouth  Court,  7  Jul/,  1676 »  and  alfo  4 
November  following.  [Pfym.  Coi.  /?*<• 
V!  MSt  xii  a43.] 


i-i- 


«7« 


iu» 


iiff>1ir!ll}niiiiii 


MMH 


aiMWiKiHiiiiin 


[s«] 


tance  rather  than  offend  him  with  the  (link:  but  by  and 
by  he  was  gone  out  of  fight  and  hearing;  and  then  Capt. 
Church  began  to  fufpect  fome  ill  defign  in  him,  and  got  all 
the  Guns  clofe  to  him,  and  crouded  himfelf  clofc  under 
young  AnnawoHy  that  if  he  Ihould  any  where  [52]  get  a 
Gun  he  (hould  not  make  a  (hot  at  him  without  indanger- 
ing  his  Son;  lying  very  ftill  a  while  waiting  for  the  event: 
at  length,  he  heard  fome  body  coming  the  fame  way  that 
Annawon  went  The  Moon  now  fhining  bright,  he  faw 
him  at  a  diftance  coming  with  fomething  in  his  hands, 
and  coming  up  to  Capt  Churchy  he  fell  upon  his  knees 
before  him,  and  offer'd  him  what  he  had  bro't,  and  fpeak- 
ing  in  plain  EngUflt,  faid.  Great  Captain^  you  have  killed 
Philip,  and  conquered  his  Country  for  I  believe,  that  I&my 
company  are  thelafi  that  War  againji  the  'E.n%\\%/o/uppo/e 
the  War  is  ended  by  your  means;  and  therefore  thefe  things 
belong  unto  you.  Then  opening  his  pack,  he  puird  out 
Philips  belt  curioufly  wrought  with  Wompom^"*  being  Nine 


i  \, 


"r  Wompom  (plund  Wompemftag) 
was  the  Indian  name  for  the  takiU 
bead!  ufed  as  currency,  or  for  the  pajr- 
ment  of  tribute  firbm  tribe  to  tribe; 
Av>m  wMw/i,  "white."  The  hlaeh,  or, 
more  properly,  the  purfU  beads,  made 
fiom  the  margin  of  the  fliell  of  the 
round  clam  ( Vtma  murttnarid),  were 
called>cikM(Aoej»,  "darii-colored-diell.'' 
Hiefe  beads  when  ftrung,  in  bands  or 
girdles,  were  called,  generally,  fwg} 
when  loofe,>»wiMV  (Jawkoeg,  Roger 
Williams's  Kty-  it.-!.  Hifi.  CM.  i :  ijt) ; 
by  the  Dutch  and  other  traders,yiawa«. 


fewam,  i.e.,  "  fcattered,"  "  loofe."  The 
Englilh,  not  underftanding,  or  difrs' 
gatding,  the  diftinftion  of  colors,  af- 
Aimed  the  name  of  the  cheaper  and 
more  common  wMt^mpeag  as  generic, 
and  called  att  <hell-money  wamfom. 

Dr.  Palfrey  fays  thefe  beads  were  a 
quarter  of  an  inch  long,  and  in  diameter 
lefs  than  a  plpe-ftem,  drilled  lengthwife. 
GooUn  and  Roger  Williams  teftify,  that 
the  white  beads  (or  womftm  proper) 
were  rated  at  half  the  value  of  the 
black.  Paliirey  adds,  that  the  former 
patted  for  a  farthing  each  in  tranfac- 


17a 


,;i!'MWto 


iliMllKwh 


:  but  by  and 
id  then  Capt. 
n,  and  got  all 
fclofe  under 
c  [52]  get  a 
>ut  indanger- 
for  the  event: 
Etme  way  that 
-ight,  he  faw 
n  his  hands, 
on  his  knees 
>%  and  fpeak- 
m  have  killai 
^  that  I  &  my 
\%fofuppofe 
re  the/e  things 
be  puird  out 
*'  being  Nine 

Bd,""loofe."  The 
landing,  or  difre- 
Uon  of  colon,  af- 
'  the  cheaper  and 
ompeag  at  generic, 
lonejr  vwmfom. 
hefe  beads  were  a 
ig,  and  In  diameter 
,  drilled  lengthwife. 
nUiamateftify.that 
■  womptu  proper) 
the  value  of  the 
It.  that  the  former 
g  each  in  tranfac- 


[5*] 

inches  broad,""  wrought  with  black  and  white  Wompofn^ 
in  various  figures  and  flowers,  and  piAures  of  many  birds 
and  beads.  This  when  hung  upon  Capt.  Churches  (boul- 
ders it  reach'd  his  ancies.  And  another  belt  of  Wompom 
he  prefented  him  with,  wrought  after  the  former  manner, 
which  Philip  was  wont  to  put  upon  his  head;  it  had  two 
flags  on  the  back  part  which  hung  down  on  his  back:  and 
another  fmall  belt  with  a  Star  upon  the  end  of  it,  which 
he  ufed  to  hang  on  his  breaft;  and  they  were  all  edg'd 
with  red  hair,  which  Annawon  faid  they  got  in  the  Muh- 
hogs**  Country.  Then  he  pulled  out  two  horns  of  glazed 
Powder,  and  a  red  cloth  Blanket;  He  told  Capt.  Churchy 
thefe  were  Philips  Royalties'*   which  he  was  wont  to 


tiont  between  the  nativet  and  the  col' 

oniftt;  that  it,  960  to  the  pound  fteriing.' 

A  law  waa  paflbd,  however,  in  the  Mafi. 

Colony,  a  June,  1641,  to  this  eflfeA: 

"  It  it  ordered  that  viamfamptg^  ihall 

paHis  .currant  at  6  a  penny  for  any 

fumme  under  £to,  for  debto  hereafter 

to  bee  made."    In  Sept,  1648,  the  com- 

mifflonert  of  the  United  Ck>loniei,  from 

the  faA  that  the  Indiant  and  tradert 

cheated    In    dealing  with   wampum, 

"  fmaule  &  great  unoomly  k  diforderly 

mingled,"  recommended  an  order  that 

none  Ihould  "  bee  payed  or  Refcaiued" 

but  what  it  "  in  fom  meafure  ftrunge 

futably;"  but  the  General  Courtt  did 

not  agice  to  it    In  x66o  It  waa  rated 

at  5«.  a  fathom.    [Palfrey't  Hi^.  N.  S. 

1:  31;  Mafi.  Col.  Ree.  i:  S*):  ^/«** 

Col.R€e.\x'.  136, 149;  z:  351;  I  Maf$. 

Hijt.  CoU.  U  isa?  R-I-  «i^'  CMAi 

13a] 


I*  "  They  \t—g\  were  ufed  for  orna- 
ment at  well  at  for  coin,  and  10,000 
have  been  known  to  be  wrought  Into  a 
Angle  war>-belt  four  inchet  wide." 
[Palfrey't  Hijt.  N.  BAx  3a.]  "They 
make  girdlet  eurioufly,  of  one,  two, 
three,  foure  and  five  inchet  thicknefle 
and  more,  of  thit  money,  which  (ibme- 
timet  to  the  value  of  £10  and  more) 
they  weare  about  their  middle  and  at  a 
fcarfe  about  their  ihouldert  and  breaftt. 
"Yea,  the  Princet  make  rich  Capt  and 
Apront  (or  fmall  breechet)  of  thefe 
Beadt  thut  eurioufly  ftrung  into  many 
formet  and  figuret:  their  blacke  and 
white  finely  mixt  together."  [Roger 
Willlame't  K^.  R.-L  Hifi.    CoU.  i: 

131] 

**•  Mohawk't  country. 

*">  It  it  an  interefting  queftion  what 
became  of  thefe  "  royaltiet "  after  they 
were  thut  paflied  Into  the  handt  of 

173 


I 

I  V 

.3  V 

d 


i 


11  J' 

''  i 


1! 
'  I' 
1  \\ 

^ 
j4 


[s»] 


adorn  himfelf  with  when  he  fat  in  State.  That  he  tho't  him- 
fclf  happy  that  he  had  an  opportunity  to  prefent  them  to 
Capt.  Churckj  who  had  won  them,  &c,  fpent  the  remainder 
of  the  night  in  difcourfe;  and  gave  an  account  of  what 
mighty  fuccefs  he  had  formerly  in  Wars  againft  many 
Nations  of  Jndians^  when  ferved  AfuhnuquinJ^  PhiUps 
Father,  &c.  In  the  Morning"  ai  foon  as  it  was  light,  the 
Captain  Marched  with  his  Prifoners  out  of  that  Swampy 
Country  towards  Taunton^  met  his  Lieutenant  and  Compa- 

ratnden)  whan  hee  wm  flayne  bj  himi 
being  hit  Crowne,  hU  gorge,  and  two 
belts  of  theire  owne  makeing  of  theira 
golde  and  filver."  \M^r».  HiJI.  See. 
PncMdingM,  1863-4,  p.  481.]  This  de- 
fcription  aooonto  verjr  well  with  that 
giren  by  Church.  The  "crowne "was, 
'doubtlefa,  the  belt  "which  i>M«> 
was  wont  to  put  upon  hia  head")  the 
"gorge"  [gwgtt,  "a  crefcent-ihaped 
plate  worn  round  the  neck  by  oflloera 
on  duty,"— IFtfre^r]  maj  have  been 
the  "  flnall  belt  with  a  Star  upon  the 
end  of  it,  whkh  he  uftd  to  hang  upon 
hitbreaft." 

">  It  has  been  ui^ial  to  regard  Mfffm- 
foU  aa  a  man  of  peace.  Mr.  Thatcher 
fajra  he  "did  not  diftinguilh  hinuelf 
as  a  warrior;  nor  is  he  known  to  have 
been  once  engaged  in  anj  open  hof- 
tilities,  even  with  the  inimical  and 
powerful  tribes  who  environed  his  terri- 
tory." llmd.Bi^.U  140].  Butthtotef- 
dmonjr  of  Annawon,  as  well  aa  other 
evsdeooe  which  might  eafiljr  be  dted,  in- 
Umatkik  that  he  was  much  like  other 
Indians  in  that  refpedt 

*■■  Tuefday,  la  September? 


Chureh.  I  And  no  note  of  their 
pnfervation  in  Church's  houiiehold, 
nor  anj  evidence  that  the  tradition  to 
which  Mr.  Drake  refbrs,  tracing  them 
to  the  cullodjr  of  a  fiunilj  in  Swanfejr, 
[Back  9/  Imd.  339]  has  any  foundation 
in  UA.  It  is  moft  reafonable  to  Atp- 
pofe  that  Church  turned  them  over  to 
the  Government,  and  evidence  has  juft 
been  brought  to  light  which  indicates 
that  moft,  if  not  all,  of  the  articles  here 
Kferrcd  to,  were  UxA  as  preibnts  by  the 
Plymouth  Governor  to  King  Charles 
the  Second.  Dr.  Palftey  has  depoflted 
with  the  Maft.  Hiftorical  Society  die 
copy  of  a  letter  obtained  by  him  ftom 
the  State-Paper  OfBoe  {CchmMPufw 
No.  rfvi.  Art  I49]f «««  JoSas  Winflow 
to  the  king,  of  date  "  New  Plymouth, 
a6  June,  xfffli'  ^  which  the  Governor 
craves  His  Majeity's  acceptance  "of 
thefe  few  Indian  rarities,  beeing  the 
beft  of  our  fpoyles,  and  the  beft  of  the 
ornaments  and  treafure  of  facheiii 
Philip  the  grande  Rebell,  the  moft  otT 
them  taken  firom  him  by  Capt  Benja- 
min Church  (a  perfon  of  great  loyalty 
and  .the  moft  AiocelMil  of  our  com* 


474 


iiitfHll»iir«  i>ii«  mill 


le  thoH  him- 
rent  them  to 
te  remainder 
unt  of  what 
gainft  many 
>»  «  Phmps 
12A  light,  the 
hat  Swampy 
and  Compa- 

uflajnebjhim; 
I  gorge,  and  two 
nakeing  of  thein 
M^fi.  HiJI.  Soe. 
>.  481.]  This  de- 
y  w«ll  with  that 
te"crawne'*was, 

••which  Pkaip 
\  hia  head")  the 
a  ciefcent-ihaped 
I  neck  bj  oflfeert 
•]  maj  have  been 

a  Star  upon  the 
M  to  liang  upon 

1  to  regard  M{^ 
se.  Mr.  Thatclier 
iftinguilh  hinueif 
le  Imown  to  have 
in  anj  open  iiof- 
lie  inimical  and 
avironed  Ida  terri- 
140].  But  this  trf- 
,  as  well  as  other 
eafilybedtediin- 
much  like  other 

tember? 


[5«] 

ny,  about  four  Miles  out  of  Town,"*  who  expreffed  a  great 
deal  ol  joy  to  fee  him  again,  and  faid,  *twas  more  than  ever 
he  expected.  They  went  into  Taunton,  were  civily  and 
kindly  treated  by  the  Inhabitants,  refreflied  and  refted 
themfelves  that  night  Early  next  Morning,"*  the  Captain 
took  old  Annawon,  and  half  a  dozen  of  his  Indian  Soul- 
diers,  and  his  own  man,  and  went  to  Rkock-JJland,  fending 
the  reft  of  his  Company  and  his  Prifoners  by  his  Lieuten- 
ant to  Plymouth,  Tarrying  two  or  three  days  upon  the 
Ifland,  he  then  went  to  Plymouth,  and  carryed  his  Wife 
and  his  two  Children  with  him. 

Capt  Church  had  been  but  a  little  while  at  Plymouth, 
before  he  was  informed  of  a  parcel  oi  Indians,  that  haunted 
the  Woods  between  Plymouth  and  Sippican,  that  did  great 
damage  to  the  Engli/h  in  killing  their  Cattel,  Horfes  and 
Swine;  and  the  Captain  was  foon  in  purfuit  of  them: 
Went  out  from  Plymouth  the  next  Monday*  in  the  after- 
noon; next  Morning  early**  they  difcovered  a  Track;  the 


"•  Church  would  moft  likelj  ftrike 
the  old  Tkunton  and  Providence  road, 
then  a  trail,  near  the  ealt  flank  of 
«•  Grcat>Iieadow  Hill,"  a  half>mile  north 
(rf  the  rock  where  he  had  encamped; 
fifom  whence  it  would  be  nearly  eight 
miles  to  Taunton.  As  he  met  his  Lieu- 
tenant about  half  wajr,  the/  muit  have 
eonie  together  a  little  eaft  ot  the  Sagn- 
gmmfit  River,  probably  not  far  fitom  the 
prefcnt  refldenoe  of  G.  Dean. 

•M  [Wednefday,  13  September  f]  As 
his  occaflons  led  him  to  Rhode-Ifland, 
Chiuch  doubtlefs  took  Annawon  with 


him  ftom  motives  of  kindnefs  to  that 
chief,  leit  the  Plymouth  authorities 
might  make  ihort  work  with  him  before 
his  return. 

«•  See  note  314,  amtt.  It  is  my  im- 
pidBon  that  this  expedition  is  here  mif- 
plaoed,  really  bekmging  in  the  lait  week 
of  Auguft  or  the  firft  week  of  September, 
before  Annawon's  capture.  This  Mon- 
day may,  then,  have  been  Monday,  aS 
Aug.,  or  pofflbly  the  4th  September. 

"•  Chureh  himfelf  gives  ftnall  clew 
to  the  geography  of  this  expedition. 
It  is  obvious,  however,  that  the  marau- 


\  i 


-I 
1 


:'|M 


m 


1,11  ;''•. 


F' 


nainiiiSMii 


;  [S3] 

Captain  fent  two  Indians  on  the  Track  to  fee  what  they 
could  difcover,  while  he  and  his  Company  followed  gently 
after,  but  [53]  the  two  Indians  foon  returned  with  Ty- 
dings  that  they  had  difcovered  the  Enemy  fitting  round 
their  fires,  in  a  thick  place  of  bruih.  When  they  came 
pretty  near  the  place,  the  Captain  ordered  every  man  to 
creep  as  he  did;  and  furround  them  by  creeping  as  near  as 
they  could,  till  they  (hould  be  difcovered,  and  then  to  run 
on  upon  them  and  take  them  alive,  if  poffible,  (for  their 
Prifoners  were  their  pay: )  They  did  fo,  took  every  one 
that  was  at  the  fires,  not  one  efcaping.  Upon  examination 
they  agreed  in  their  Story,  that  they  belonged  to  Ti/pa- 
guinl^  who  was  gone  with  John  Bump^  and  one  more. 


den  of  whom  he  wm  in  feuch  were 
"between  Pljrmouth  end  Slppic«n"| 
end  ■•  he  did  not  leeve  Pljrmouth  until 
afternoon,  lie  could  not  have  been  man  j 
milca  on  hU  way  (unleft  he  marched 
all  night,  which  is  not  probable)  when 
he  difcoTeicd  their  track.  Hubbard  fajrt 
\Narrativ  107]  that  "the  place  waa 
near  Lmhnhmm  upon  Poctjtt  Neck." 
He  waa  piobablj  right  in  the  place,  and 
wrong  in  ita  relative  pofltion.    Lmhtm- 
ham  waa  the  name  very  earijr  given  to 
the  meadowa  lying  eaft  of  Six-mile 
Brook  and   near  Wenham  Fond,  on 
the  road  to  Memaiket,  in  what  it  now 
Carver;  at  leaft  aS  milea,  air>line  dif- 
tanoe,  from  P»e€fftt,  jtit  vuBXj  where 
ChuKh  would  be  likelieft  to  be,  on  a 
fcout  for  Indiana  lurking  between  Ply- 
mouth and  Sippican.     It  ia  about  6 
miles  from  Plymouth, 
■n  See  note  337,  ««<t. 


«•  Few  family  namea  have  had  a 
m/on  curioua  transformation,  in  the 
piooeis  of  popular  uft,  than  that  which 
is  hero  attached  to  this  Indian.    Origi- 
nally the  Huguenot  Btmp^t  (from 
B»m-fmi)   it  became  corrupted  flrft  to 
Bumpa/i,  th(Bn  to  Bumftu,  and  finally 
to  Bumf  I    Edward,  who  came  over  in 
the  Fortune,  in  t6ai,  founded  a  very 
worthy  family,  which  ftiU  holds  its  own 
in  the  Old  Colony.   Mr.  Drake,  in  hia 
edition  of  Church,  (Uppofea  that  the  In- 
dian here  referred  to  may  have  derived 
his  name  fkom  fome  aflbdation  with 
members  of  this  fomily.    It  feems  to 
roe  more  probable,  that  his  genuine 
Indian  name  fo  refinnbled  theirs  in 
found  as  to  have  become  oonfiiiU  with 
it    There  waa  a  John  Wmmftts,  who 
appean  on  the  Hit  of  "  diuen  Indians 
inhabiting  att  Agvwamm,  Stpteam,  and 
WnteamU,  with  other  Places  adjoyn- 
176 


uiiiM  i>i»i<ii 


>e  what  they 
lowed  gently 
ed  with  Ty- 
fitting  round 
n  they  came 
svery  man  to 
ing  as  near  as 
d  then  to  run 
(le,  (  for  their 
ok  every  one 
I  examination 
jed  to  TifpO'-' 
[id  one  more, 

imea  h»T«  had  • 
ifomution,  in  the 
b,  thiin  that  which 
Iii«  Indian.    Origi- 
t  B»mp^f*  (from 
)  corrupted  flrft  to 
r««>tM.  and  flnall/ 
,  wiio  came  over  in 
II,  founded  a  veiy 
bftill  hold!  itt  own 
Mr.  DralK,  in  hU 
iippofee  that  the  In- 
o  majr  have  derived 
ne  aflbdation  with 
imilj.    It  feeme  to 
,  that  hie  fenuine 
efembled  theira  in 
nome  oonfiiiU  with 
)hn  Wmmf—t  who 
of  "  diuen  Indiana 
VMM,  StptOM,  and 
Iher  Places  adyojn- 


[S3  J 

to  Agawom"^  ano  Sippican"^  to  kill  Horfcs,  and  were  not 
expefted  back  in  two  or  three  days.  This  fame  Tifpaqutn 
had  been  a  great  Captain,  and  the  Indians  reported  that  he 
was  fuch  a  great  PouwaUy^  that  no  bullet  could  enter  him, 
&c,  Capt  Church  faid,  He  would  not  have  him  killed, 
for  there  was  a  War  broke  out  in  the  Eaftern  Part  of  the 
Country,  and  he  would  have  him  faved  to  go  with  them 
to  fight  the  EaJUm  Indians!^  Agreeably  he  left  two  old 
Squaws  of  the  Prifoners,  and  bid  them  tarry  there  until 
their  Capt.  Ti/paquin  returned,  and  to  tell  him,  that  Church 
had  been  there,  and  had  taken  his  Wife,  Children,  and 
company,  and  carryed  them  down  to  Plymouth  ;  and  would 
fpare  all  their  lives,  and  his  too,  if  he  would  come  down 


Ing,"  who  "engaged  theire  FideliUe  to 
the  Oou'rment  of  New  Pljrmouth,  6 
July,  1671."    B«mft{f9  and   Wamftu, 
at  then  popularlj  pronounced,  could 
not,  I  think,  havs  feemed  very  unlike; 
and  it  la  my  ImprefiBon  that  this  waa 
the  fame  John}  who,  like  TamiOMtm  in 
the  fame  lift,  proved  faithlefe  to  the 
fidelity  which   he   engaged.     [Plj/m. 
Col.  JtM.  v:  7a.] 
"•  See  note  309,  amU. 
•K  See  note  aio,  tmU. 
n  PMiwam  {Pawow).   Eliot  ufes  this 
word  in  the  form   in  which   Church 
writea  it,  for  a  "witch,"  or  "wiaard," 
or  "  magician."    [e.g.,  Biiod.  xxii :  18} 
Dan.  iv:  7.]     Roger  Wiliiama  give* 
Powwdw,    and    define*:    "  thefe   doe 
begin  and  order  their  fervice,  and  In- 
vocation  of  their  Gods,  and  all  the  peo- 


fweatlng,  efpeclally  of  the  Prieft,  vho 
(^nds  himlv  '•  In  ftrange  Antlck  CSef- 
turas,  and  i.-tlons  even  unto  fainting." 
IJCey.  R.-r.  Hift.  Coll.  U  m.]  De 
Vries  fays  of  the  Indians  at  Caynmtt 
"Their  priefts  they  call  p*oayo$;  we 
call  them  forcerers."  So  the  wed 
muft  have  had  a  wide  range,  tcr  «• 
rially,  and  a  very  refpeftable  antiquity. 
Though  not  euAly  a  fimple  or  primi- 
tive word,  ito  etymology  Is  too  obfcure 
to  be  given  vrithout  a  preliminary  trea- 
tlfe  on  Indian  roots. 

M*  Wakely  (Hubbard  calls  him  Wa- 
terly)  and  his  ramily,  were  murdered 
by  the  Indians  at  Falmouth,  Me.,  in 
the  fecond  week  of  SeptembeV;  and 
other  outbreaks  at  Saco,  Scarborough, 
Wells,  Kittery,  &c,  foon  followed. 
[Hubbard's  Narrotivo  of  Troubles,  dc. 


U 


'    I  ■ 


1:   !• 


irij 


vocation  of  uieir  ooos,  BBB  mil  IMS  i»w-     i...— » 

pie  follow,  and  joym.  Interchangeably    from  ^^^-^ /..f^^^''''  **' 
in   a   laborious   bodily  fervice,   unto     Palfrey's /ri/»  AT. -ff.  iii .  ao?.] 

aj  »77 


ii 


-Hi. 


IWWMIHalWO 


iiL'i' 


V 


[53] 


t. 

to  them  and  bring  the  other  two  that  were  with  him,  and 
they  (hould  be  his  Souldiers,  &£.  Capt.  CAurcA  then 
returned  to  Plymouth^  leaving  the  old  Squaws  well  pro- 
vided for,  and  Bisket  for  Ti/paguin  when  he  returned: 
Telling  his  Souldiers,  that  he  doubted  not  but  he  had  laid 
a  Trap  that  would  take  him.*"  Capt  Church  two  days  af- 
ter went  to  BoJioH]  ( the  Commiffioners  then  fitting)"* and 
waited  upon  the  Honourable  Govemour  Leverttt  who  then 
lay  Sick;*"  who  requefted  of  Capt  Church  to  give  him 
fomc  account  of  the  War:  who  readily  obliged  his  Hon- 
our therein,  to  his  great  Satisfaction,  as  he  was  pleafed  to 
exprefs  himfelf;  taking  him  by  the  hand,  and  telling  him, 
if  it  pleafed  God  he  lived,  he  would  make  it  a  brace  of  a 
hundred  pounds  advantage  to  him  out  of  the  Majfachufetts 
Colony,  and  would  endeavour  the  reft  of  the  Colonies 
ihould  do  Proportionably;*"  but  he  dyed  within  a  Fort- 


•>•  This  language  U  to  be  Interpreted 
honorably.  Church  doe*  not  mean 
that  he  had  laid  a  trap  to  take  the 
Black  Sachem  bjr  a  falfo  promife,  aa 
might  feem,  in  the  light  of  Aibfequent 
events  t  but  that,  in  offering  him  a 
Captaincj  under  him  to  light  the  Ealt- 
em  Indians,  he  had  held  out  an  induce- 
ment Aifficient  to  Acure  his  capitulation, 
as  the  reflilt  proved. 

**  The  CommilBonArs  of  the  three 
Confederate  Colonies. 

">  yokn  ZntrtU  was  the  onljr  fon 
of  Elder  Thomas  Leverett,  and  was 
bom  in  England  in  t6i6,  and  came  to 
New  England  with  his  parenU  in  Sept, 
1633;  Joined  Boflon  Church  14  July, 
1639;  joined  the  Ancient  and  Hcnorsble 


Artillerjr  Company,  1639,  holding  flic- 
cefflvelj  all  its  offices;  was  ftceman  13 
Ma/,  1640;  37  Majr,  1663,  he  was  chofen 
Mi^r-Oeneral,  and  every  year  after- 
wards, until  he  was  chofen  Governor, 
in  1673.  which  oiBce  he  held  until  hit 
death ;  befldes  being  feleaman,  deputy, 
afflitant,  &c.  fte.  No  faA  can  be  bet- 
ter eftabliflied  than  that  he  died  16 
March,  1678-9,  or  about  2  years  and  5 
months  later  than  the  date  to  which 
Church  would  here  affign  his  deoeafe; 
another  proof  that  the  old  warrior  dic- 
tated from  a  memory  not  always  accu- 
rate in  minutie.  [See  HT.  S.  Hi/I.  and 
Gem.  Rtg.  iv :  laS'S'-] 

■>*  Gov.  Leverett,  on  behalf  of  the 
General  Court  of  Mafs.,  wrote  to  the 


178 


-■*«<•" 


with  him,  and 
.  Church  then 
laws  well  pro- 
i  he  returned: 
ut  he  had  laid 
ch  two  days  af- 
n  fitting)"* and 
venti  who  then 
h  to  give  him 
>liged  his  Hon- 
was  pleafed  to 
nd  telling  him, 
t  it  a  brace  of  a 
le  Majfachufetts 
i  the  Colonies 
within  a  Fort- 

jf,  1639,  holding  flic* 
loet;  WM  ftceman  13 
y,  1663,  he  WM  chofen 
nd  every  jrear  after- 
irai  chofen  Governor, 
Boe  he  held  unUl  hit 
ng  feleAmen,  deputy, 

No  U£t  can  be  bet- 
«n  Uikt  he  died   16 

about  9  jeara  and  5 
tn  the  date  to  which 
re  affign  hi*  deceafe; 
tt  the  old  warrior  die- 
nory  not  always  accu- 

[See  AT.  B.  Hijt.  and 

rett,  on  behalf  of  the 
f  Mafs.,  wrote  to  the 


[S3] 

night  iftcr,  and  fo  nothing  was  done  of  that  nature.  The 
fame  day*"  Tifpaquin  came  in  and  thofe  that  were  with 
him,  but  when  Capt.  Church  return'd  ixom  Bo/lon,  he  found 
to  his  grief  that  the  heads  of  Annawon,  Ti/pafuin,  &c.  cut 
off,  which  were  the  laft  oi  Philips  friends.**  The  General 
Court  oi  Plymouth  then  fitting*"  fent  for  Capt.  Church  who 
waited  upon  them  accordingly,  and  received  their  Thanks 
for  his  good  Service,  which  they  Unanimoufiy  Voted, 
which  was  all  that  Capt  Church  had  for  his  aforefaid  Ser- 


vice. 


;*'-.- 


Afterwards  in  the  Year  1676.  in  the  Month  of  Janu^ 
ary^  Capt  Church  received  a  Commiffion***  worn  Gover- 

Oovemor  of  Plymouth,  17  CMt,  1676, 
in  ragaid  to  fending  an  expedition 
eaft  againft  the  hoftile  Indiana  there. 
"  Wherain,"  he  faya,  "  wee  deflre  ft  ex- 
pect ■pf  coneurranoe  w*  ua,  ft  aflUtance 
of  ua  w*  fome  Bnglilh,  ft  alfo  fome  of 
your  Indiana,  ft  Cmft.  Ckmrth,  -wkvm 
w  kmiu/j^pktu  with  A«r«,  4  fiuU  kirn 
rtatfy t*  Jirvt  God  S  iJU  eommtry;  re- 
queft  therefcre  your  fpeedy  fending  of 
him,  ft'Aich  a*  yow  Ihall  lee  meet,  to 
afilt  in  that  defigne."  [Afij/l.  CoL  Etc. 
r  I  ia6.]  I  find  no  refponfe  to  thia  on 
the  Plymouth  Records. 

"I  That  la,  the  fame  day  which 
Chureh  raftra  to  in  his  account  of  fat- 
ting hia  trap  fbr  Tifj^aqmim. 

•I*  Hubbard  fays  the  Plymouth  au- 
thorities tefted  Til^aquin  on  his  repuU- 
tion  of  being  impenetrable  by  bulleU, 
but  "he  fell  down  at  the  flrft  Ihot" 
[Narrativ,  107.]    The  fad  probably 


was,  that  the  Court,  having  committed 
themlblTes  to  the  policy  of  extermina- 
tion, fo  fkr  aa  the  ringleaders  of  late 
butcheries  were  concerned,  did  not  fee 
fit  to  gratify  Church  by  making  excep- 
tions in  thefe  eminent  cafet.     The 
Home  Government  at  London -r- if  we 
may  Judge  by  the  records  of  the  times- 
would  have  been  even  more  unyield- 
ing. 
x*  The  Court  met  1  Nov.,  1676. 
*»  In  the  Old  Style  the  month  of 
January,  1676,  came  after,  inftead  of 
befoie,  November  and  December;  the 
year  beginning  with  35th  March,  in- 
ftead of  ift  January. 

*n  After  the  Ammawou  expedition, 
Chureh's  old  compare  feems  to  have 
dUbanded;  and,  ftom  the  IflTue  of  this 
new  commifflon  to  him  at  this  time, 
the  force  of  the  old  would  feem  to  have 
expired. 
»79 


I. 


'I  « 


'"J, 


■(\ 


t0i^i^tiiaims!mmi<*»im»«tif''^'>>**^'''^'' 


^ 


[54]  > 

nour  Winjtow,  to  Secure  the  Woods  of  fome  of  the  lurking 
Enemy,  which  they  were  well  informed  were  there. 
Which  CommiiTion  is  as  follows:  [54] 

BEing  wiU  infontud  that  tturt  an  certain  partus  of  our 
Indian  Enmits,  {remains  of  the  PeopUy  or  AUies  of 
Philip,  late  Sachem  of  Mount-hope,  our  Mortal  Enemy) 
that  arefHU  lurking  in  the  Woods  mar  fame  of  our  Planta- 
tions, that  go  on  to  di/lurb  the  Peace  of  Hts  Maj^/s  Subfefls 
in  this  &  the  Neighbouring  Colonies,  by  their  frequent  Rob- 
beries, and  other  Infolences.     Capt.  Benjamin  Church  ts 
therefore   hereby  Nominated,  Ordered,  Commiffioned,  and 
Impowred  to  raife  a  Company  of  Volunteers,  confifttng  of 
Engliih  and  Indians;  fo  many  as  he fhaU  judge  neceffary  to 
improve  in  the  prefent  Expedition,  and  can  obtain :  And  of 
them  to  take  the  Command,  and  Conduit,  and  to  lead  them 
forth  unto  fuch  place  or  places  within  this  or  the  Neighbour- 
ing  Colonies,  as  he  fhaU  think  fit,  and  as  the  Providence  of 
God,  and  his  InUlligence  may  lead  him ;  To  Difcover,  Pur- 
fue.  Eight,  Surprize,  Deflroy,  and  Subdue  our  f aid  Indian 
Enemy,  or  any  party  or  partus  of  them,  that  by  the  Provt- 
dence  of  God  they  may  meet  with:  Or  them,  or  any  of  them 
to  receive  to  Mercy,  if  he  fee  caufe  {provided  they  be  not  Mur- 
derous Rogues,  or  fuch  as  have  been  principal  Ailors  tn  thofe 
Vilanies. )   And  for  the  Profecution  of  this  defign,  Uberty  u 
hereby  granted  to  thefaid  Capt.  Church,  and  others,  to  Arm 
andfet  out  fuch  of  our  friendly  Indians,  as  he  is  mUtng  to 
Entertain,    And  forafmuch  as  all  thefe  our  Enemus  that 
have  been  taken,  or  at  any  time  may  be  taken  by  our  Forces, 

180 


;lili''i!,^i'-,. 


.v.llj"ll"ll»ll  -I— 


c«MKr 


of  the  lurking 
e  there. 

partus  of  our 
it,  or  AUies  of 
Mortal  Entmy) 
of  our  PlanU^ 
^ajefiys  Subjeds 
r/requmt  Rob- 
min  Church  is 
nmijjionedi  and 
rsj  conjifiing  of 
4dge  fucijfary  to 
obtain;  And  of 
\nd  to  had  tlum 
r  tht  Neighbour- 
he  Providence  of 
0  Difcover^  Pur- 
our  f aid  Indian 
\at  by  the  Provi- 
I,  or  any  of  them 
they  be  not  Mur- 
\l  ASlors  in  thofe 
r  defigUy  liberty  is 
\d  others,  to  Arm 
r  he  is  willing  to 
Tur  Enemies  that 
\eH  by  our  Forces, 


[54] 

have  by  our  Courts  and  Councils  been  rendred  lawful  Cap- 
tives of  War,  and  condemned  to  perpetual  Servitude:  this 
Council  do  alfo  determine  and  hereby  declare.  That  allfuch 
Prifoners  as  by  the  bleffing  of  God  the  faid  Captain  and  Com- 
pany, or  any  of  them,fhall  take,  together  with  /^^/^^^ 
and  other  Plunder,  fhall  be  their  own,  and  to  be  dt/lrtbuted 
amangn  thmfehes,  according  tofuch  agreement  as  they  may 
be  at  one  with  another :  And  it  fhall  be  lawful,  and  ts  hereby 
warrantable  for  him  and  them  to  mahe  Sale  offuch  Prtfon- 
ers  as  their  perpetual  Slaves ;  or  otherwife  to  retain  and  keep 
them  as  they  think  meet,  ( they  being  fuch  as  the  Law  allows 
to  be  kept X)  FinaUy,  thefaid  Capt.  Church  herein  improv- 
ing his  b0  judgment  and  di/cretion,  and  utmqfi  abtltty, 
faithfully  to  Serve  the  Interejl  of  God,  his  Majeflus  Intereft, 
and  the  InUrefl  of  the  Colony:  and  carefully  governing  his 
faid  Company  at  home  and  abroad:  thefe  fhall  be  unto  him 
fuU  and  ample  Commiffion,  Warrant  and  Difcharge.    Giv- 
en under  the  Publuh  SeaU    January  15th.  1676.  _^ 

Ptr  Jofiah  Winflow,  GOV. 

Accordingly  Capt  Church  accompanied  with  feveral 
GenUemen  and  others  went  out,  and  took  divers  parties  of 
Indians:  and  in  one  of  which  Parties  there  was  a  certain 
old  man  whom  Capt.  Church  feemM  to  toke  particular 
notice  of,  and  asking  him  where  he  belonged,  who  told 
him  to  Swanzey  /  the  Captain  ask»d  his  name,  who  rcplyed, 
his  name  was  Confcieme :  Confcience  faid  the  Captain 
(fmiling)  then  the  War  is  over,  for  that  was  what  they 

181 


n 


i 


ii 


m- 


mmmuKM 


^^'■"^ 


.;i';4 


^ 


[S4l 

were  fearchlng  for,  It  being  much  wanting;  and  then 
returned  tho  faid  Co^/lcumt  to  hli  Poft  again  at  SwauMty, 
to  a  certain  perfon  the  faid  /miiam  defired  to  be  Sold  to,** 
and  fo  return'd  home. 


^  as  Jttl/f  i<7^  it  had  bMn  onknd 
hy  tiM  Pl/mouth  Council  of  Wan 
••  WlMrMt  it  U  appniMMM  that  Um 
p'millon  of  Indian  man  that  ara  cap- 
tluM  to  Attia  and  ablda  within  thia 
eollonla  ma/  proua  prajudltlall  to  our 
colBon  paaea  and  Muiy,  eontdaring 
that  thara  hath  nauar  bin  anjr  Ijaanoa 
for  Aich  foa  to  doa,  It  la  ordarad  bjr  tha 
councall  and  tha  anthoritla  tharaof, 
that  noa  Indian  mala  eaptlua  dull 
nflda  In  thIa  goifmant  that  la  aboua 


14  yrnn  of  aga  att  tha  baglllnf  of  hia 
or  thaira  eaptlult/.  and  If  an/  lUch  cap* 
tlMa  aboua  that  aga  ara  now  In  tha 
gou^mant,  which  ara  not  da(^oM  of 
out  of  thU  jurlfdlAlon  b/  tha  is*  of 
OAobar  nait,  diali  forthwith  ba  daf* 
pofod  of  for  tha  Wb  of  thU  gou'rmant." 
[Plym.  Ctl.  Rt€.  rt  aia]  Whathar 
thia  had  baan  rapaalad,  or  whathar  thIa 
old  Confoianoa  waa  mada  an  aaoaptlon, 
on  aooount  of  hia  agt,  or  aamat  I  am 
not  abia  to  tkj. 


ila 


iu'.ijHWIHHlMliHllliiiii*'lM 


Smmma 


;  tnd  then 
At  SwauMtyt 
e  Sold  to,"" 


bagiling  of  hit 
ir«n/ Aicheap- 
M«  now  In  tlw 
lot  dai^oM  of 
I  bjr  tlM  IS*  of 
rthwiUi  Im  4«r- 
thU  gou'rmtnt" 
iia]  WlMthar 
or  whtthtr  thl« 
(k  M  raoaptlon, 
,  or  BMMi  I  Ma 


CHRONOLOGICAL  TABLE  OF  EVENTS. 


h 
II. 


^11 


m iiwiMiiiirv- 


mmmmimmmmmm 


mmn 


i-^ 


■*■  ifcimi  uMitwIi'— fi 


ilMUiVlllill   Mil  II       '        liiW 


-«*«MMHIMinMlai 


tf bronolojfual  Cablt  of  €bmtf. 


EVINT. 

Saconet  ariinteet  met  it  Plymouth,  and  B«nJ. 

Church  with  them •     •     • 

OrantcM  met  »t  Duxbury,  and  drew  loto  for 

their  tharee •    •    •    •    •    • 

Church  goes  down  to  view  his  lot*,  and  con- 

dudee  to  aettio  on  them 

Build*  on  hli  lot  No.  19     •    •    •    •    •    •    • 

Sauamom  found  murdered  at  Astaiwomtsttt . 
Awaskonht  haa  a  dance,  to  which  she  fnvltea 

Church.    He  aUrta  for  Plymouth,  calling 

on  Pttamamitst  and  1VM/atmo«  •  •  •  • 
He  arrives  at  Plymouth,  and  calls  on  the 

Governor ;'.',* 

Pkiiip  allowed  hla  Indians  to  plunder  in 

Swansey  ••••:••••    \  A,  ' 

A  messenger  reaches  the  Governor  "t  Ply- 
mouth, who  orders  the  Captolns  of  d»e 
(owns  to  march  that  day  to  Taunton     .    . 

Church  leads  a  party  of  English  and  friend 
Indians,  ahead  of  the  main  army,  to 
Brown's  and  Myles's  Garrisons  .    .    .    . 

Firit  blood,  in  Philip's  War,  shed  either  at 
Swansey  or  Fall  River .    .    .    .    •    •    • 

A  skirmish  at  Miles's  Bridge,  in  which  Wil- 
Ham  Hammond  was  killed 

185 


Ptft. 

3 

5 

3 
5 

7-14 

«4 
>5 

16 

«7 
18-19 

ao 


M*, 


mm 


CHRONOLOGICAL  TABLE  OF  EVENTS. 


Day  of    Day  of 
Week.     Month. 


T.      89  June 


W. 


Th. 
F. 


Th. 

F. 
S. 
M. 


F. 


Year. 


1675 


-July 
7  July 


July 

July 


15  July 

16  July 

17  July 
19  July 


10  Dec. 


»» 


EVENT. 


The  troops,  marched  into  Mount-Hope  Neck 
to  Keekkamuit,  by  a  biundtf,  fired  upon 
each  other,  woundine  Ensign  Savage; 
found  eight  English  heads,  and  Fhtltps 
staved  drums    .    .    •    .•  .•  /    '    '    '  .' 

The  English  begin  to  build  a  fort  at  KeeM- 

kamutt •     ! ,  *  .*  IS*,    * 

Captain  Fuller  and  Church,  with  ««  files, 

start  for  Focasset,  and  get  over  Bristol 

Ferry  to  Rhode  Island  .    •  .  •    •    •     •    * 

Get  over  to  Focasset  in  the  night .    .    .    • 

Pease-field  Fight ,  •     •     •    .* 

Church  goes  back  to  Rhode-Island  for  provi- 


Page. 


sions 


A  fruitless  expedition  starts  in  pursuit  of 

It  starts  again  in  a  sloop  for  Fall  River,  has 

a  skirmish,  and  gets  back    .     .     .    •     •     ' 

Our  forces  go  from  Mount  Hope  Neck  Fort 

to  Rehoboth 

To  Gardner's  Neck 

To  Taunton I    L   \    i>i*/u 

They  march  to  Focasset,  and  attack /%i/i^, 
PAuifi  gete  away  by  rafts  across  the  Taunton 
river,  and  flees  to  the  Ai>««*  Country     . 
Acushnet  (Dartmouth)  destroyed  by  the  In- 
dians   

Another  Fort  built  at  Focasset    .    .    •    •  .  • 
Remainder  of  the  summer  "iniproved     m 

nursing  these  Forts,  while  the  Indians  were 
recruiting  in  the  Nipmuk  Country  and 
west  as  far  as  Albany  .  •  •  .  •  •  • 
Church  starts  from  Boston  with  Govenior 
Winslow  on  an  expedition  against  the  War- 
ragansetts,  and  gets  to  Rehoboth  [to  Myles  s 
GarriEon?] 


44-47 


48 


49 


186 


i.«iM««w««»»»«*«ii^^ 


waaMWfinMiii'WW"*"'*!"''— ""' ' 


ope  Neck 

Ired  upon 

Savage ; 

I  PhiUfs 


:  at  Keek- 


1  six  files, 
er  Bristol 


•  •  •  • 
1  for  provi- 

.  •  •  • 
pursuit  of 

.    •    •    • 

River,  has 

Neck  Fort 


•        •        • 


Ack  Philify 

he  Taunton 

Country     . 

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CHRONOLOGICAL  TABLE  OF  EVENTS, 


EVENT. 


Goes  down  with  Richard  Smith  the  nearest 
way  over  the  ferries,  to  Wickford,  R.-I.,  and 
surprises  i8  of  the  enenvy  as  a  present  to 
the  Governor  the  same  night  .    .     •    •    • 

Massachusetts  and  Plymouth  troojps,  who 
had  "  marched  round  the  country,    af"ved 

Two  forays  were  made;  9  Indians  killed, 
1 3  taken,  and  1 50  wigwams  burned      .    . 

Several  stragglers  from  the  mam  body  of  the 
English  were  cut  off ,  *.   ' 

Captain  Prentice  with  his  troop  of  horse 
zoes  down  to  Peitaguamscut,  and  finds 
fliat  tiie  Indians  had  burned  Bull's  Garri- 
son, killing  10  men  and  5  women  and  chil- 
dren      •.'*.*     ' .  '     r 

The  Connecticut  troops  amve  at  Uie  ruins  ot 

Ojjll*. 

The  Massachusetts  and  Plymouth  forces 
march  over  and  join  them  at  5  p.m.  •    •     • 

About  I  P.M.  they  reach  tiie  edge  of  the 
swamp  where  the  Narragansett  fight  took 
place,  and  the  action  began     •     •     •    •    * 

Church  and  the  other  wounded  men  sufler 
terribly  with  the  night-march  to  "Wickford 
in  the  extreme  cold.  Captain  Belcher 
"  mercifully"  arrives  witii  a  vessel  "  load- 
en  "  with  provisions.  , 

Church  and  other  wounded  carried  over  to 

Rhode-Island.     Massachusetts  and  Plym- 

outii  troops  remained,  and  were  re-enforced, 

Connecticut  forces  reached  Wickford  again. 

Whole  army,  1600  strong,  started  for  the 

iVi^iwK^  Country  .     .     .     .    •    •    •    •    • 
Attacked /^»iAtf»i'*  town  in  Warwick     .    . 

Army  returned  home  for  want  of  provisions  . 

Lasicaster  surprised 

Medfield  burned  . 


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D«yof 
Week. 


Day  of 
Month. 


T.      ig  Feb. 


F. 

F. 
F. 


8-1 1  Mar. 

II  Mar. 

a6-a8Mar. 

ai  Apr. 

I  a  May 
19  May 


Year. 


EVENT. 


1671 


T. 

Th. 

F. 

S. 

w. 


M. 

T. 

W. 


6  June 
8 June? 
9 June? 
10 June? 
a I  June 
1 1-44  June 
».    I  as June 


1676 


»» 


»» 


>» 


a6June 
a7june 

aSJune 


Plymouth  Council  of  War  met  at  Marshfield ; 
and  Church  advised  the  sending  of  too 
soldiers,  one-third  to  be  friend  Indians ;  but 
the  Council  demurred 

Church  removes  his  family  from  Duxbury  to 
Rhode-Island 

Clark's  Garrison,  in  Plymouth,  e  stroyed      . 

Rehoboth  burned 

Captain  Wadsworth  and  his  Company  swal- 
lowed up  at  Sudbunr      

Church's  second  son,  Constant,  bom    .    .    . 

Captain  Turner  surprises  the  Indians  at  the 
great  falls  of  the  Connecticut,  but  is  him- 
self killed     ' 

Church  arrives  at  Plymouth,  and  meets  the 
General  Court 

Goes  back,  and  on  his  way  hails  the  Saconct 
Indians 

Church  eoes  to  Newport  to  get  permission  to 
go  and  see  Awashonks 

Goes  across  with  Daniel  Wilcocks  to  Treaty 
Rock,and  meetiA  Awashonks  sxiA  her  Indians 

Plymouth  army  to  be  ready  to  start  for 
Taunton • 

Fruitless  eiforts  to  get  a  vessel,  and  failure  of 
Anthony  Low  to  aid  the  business      .    .    . 

Peter  is  started  from  Rhode-Island  for  Saco- 
net  and  Plymouth,  to  carry  Aviashonk^s 
submission   . 

Army  arrives  at  Pocasset 

Church  goes  over  to  see  Major  Bradford  and 
the  army 

Went  back  to  go  to  Awashonks  to  inform  her 
of  &e  arrival  of  the  army.  Saw  her,  and  told 
her  what  to  do,  and  returned  to  the  army. 
Peter  and  his  two  Saconet  companions 
appear  before  the  Court  at  Plymouui    .    . 


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EVENT. 


Army  march  to  Punkateese.     Church  goes 

down  to  Saconet •  .  • 

Awashonks  with  her  Bubjecto  make  submis- 
sion at  PuHkat€«s*  to  Major  Bradford,  and 
are  ordered  to  report  at  Sandwich  in  six 
days,  where  Church  agrees  to  meet  her 
within  a  week 

Army  goes  back  to  Pocasset  and  over  to 
Mount  Hope,  missing  the  Indians  digging 
clams  at  Weyfoiset    .    .     .     '    '    '    '    ' 

The  army  having  Bot  comfortably  back  to 
Miles's  Garrison,  Church  has  leave  to  keep 
his  promise  with  Uie  Saconets     .... 

He  reaches  Plymouth,  and  the  same  afternoon 
starts  for  Sandwich.  Major  Bradford's 
army  marches  after  Philip • 

He  dndiAwaskonis  at  Mattapoisett  (Mass.), 

He  returns  to  Plymouth     .     .     .    .     •     •    • 

The  Governor  commissions  him,  and  he 
marches  the  same  night  for  the  woods  .    . 

Captures  a  lot  of  Indians  in  Middleborough. 
An  onset  is  made  upon  Taunton  by  the 

Indians «.*'''    ' 

Captures  the  Monponsets,  &c.,  &c 

Anthony  CoUymer  writes  to  his  wife  .  .  • 
Church  guards  some  carts  to  Taunton,  and 
pursues  and  captures  Indians  through 
Assavfompset  neck,  Aeushnety  Ponagan- 
sett  Mattapoisett,  and  Sippican,  to  Ply- 
mouth  .*'*** 

Church's  commission  is  enlarged 

A  post  from  Bridgewater  announces  that  an 
army  of  Indians  is  threatening  to  cross  the 
Titieut  to  their  town ;  Church  starts  "by 
the  beginning  of  the  afternoon  exercise, 
and  goes  to  Monponset  (in  Halifax)  that 
night 


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90 

91-92 

93 


93.  »o5 

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loa,  105 

IQ3-I04 

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104-iat 
104 


133-135 


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D«yof 
Month. 


M.      31  July 


T.        I  Aug. 


Year. 


a  Aug. 

3  Aug. 

4  Aug. 
7-9  Aug.? 


F.      1 1  Aug. 


I  a  Aug. 
13  Aug. 
15  Aug. 
1-6  Sept? 


8  Sept. 
10  Sept. 


M.      1 1  Sept. 


I  a  Sept. 
13  Sept. 

15-ao  Sep. 


1676 


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II 
II 

II 
II 


II 


II 


II 


EVENT. 


The  **  brisk  Bridgewater  Uda"  attack  the 
Indians ;  and  Church,  scouting  towards  the 
town,  hears  the  firing,  but  does  not  join  in 
the  pursuit •    •.    • 

Church  pursues  the  enemy;  sees  Phiup; 
crosses  on  the  felled  tree,  and  back  at  the 
wading-place ;  and  takes  manv  prisoners  . 

Pursues  further  to  a  swamp  in  Renoboth  .    . 

Back,  with  his  prisoners,  to  Bridgewater .    . 

Back  safe  to  Plymouth,  with  his  captives .     . 

An  expedition  toward  Dartmouth,  and  the 
capture  of  Sam  Barrow 

Starta  on  another  expedition  to  Pocasset,  and 
goes  over  the  ferry  to  see  his  wife  at  Major 
Sanford's ;  hears  that  Philip  is  at  Mount 
Hope,  and  hastens  immediately  to  attack 
him 

Philip  is  killed 

Church  back  at  Rhode-Island 

Starts  on  his  return  to  Plymouth      .... 

Goes  out  towards  Agawom  (in  Wareham), 
after  Tispequin 

Starto  again  for  Rhode-Island  ffter  AnHawon 

A  post  informs  him  of  Indians  on  Pof pa- 
squash  neck  (in  Bristol);  he  starto  and 
scouto  after  them       

Church  takes  prisoners,  follows  their  guide, 
reaches  Annawoiis  camp  in  Squannakonk 
swamp  (in  Rehoboth)  about  dark,  and 
captures  him  with  all  his  men,  &c.,  &c. . 

Takes  his  prisoners  to  Taunton,  where  they 
refresh  and  rest  over  night 

Taking  Anna-won^  Church  goes  back  to 
Rhode-Island,  sending  the  rest  of  his  com- 
pany and  prisoners  to  Plymouth  .... 

Starto  for  Plymouth,  with  his  wife  and  chil- 
dren, and  Annavjon 


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139-130 

i3«-«37 

138 

139 


140-144 
i4S-»5> 

15a 

175-178 
153 


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EVENT. 

Church  waiU  on  Governor  Leverett  in 
Boston .'    A  ,'     * 

The  General  Court  of  Plymouth  Colony 
tender  him  a  vote  of  thanks  ..... 

Church  is  again  commissioned  by  Governor 
Winslow,  and  goes  out,  and  take«»  "  divers 
parties  of  Indians,"  including  old  Con- 
science of  Swansey ;  which  ends  these  An- 
nals of  the  War 

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INDEX. 


Tii«  Arabic  flfnire.  refer  to  tl>e  p«ge  «n  the  body  of  the  work;  the  Roman 
numeral*  to  the  Introduaory  portion.    Name.  In  italitt  are  thoM  of  Indian.. 


Ahram,  Ztekary,  i8. 

Acuthnet,  xxl.  109,  119. 

Agawam  In  Wareham,  95>  140. 

Akam,  85. 

Akkompoin,  126. 

Aldtrman,  the   (layer   of  Philip,    40. 

147-153. 
Ahnandtr,  or    Wam/mUa,  brother  of 

Philip,  la. 
Allen,  Rev.  Jame.,  35  J  Samuel,  124 

bk,\  Squire,  16. 
Almy,  31;  Chriftopher,  xx\x\  Horace, 
36;  Job,  xKiil;  Capt.  John,  w.  1,  6, 
31,  71, 141 ;  Samuel,  36. 
Alfop,  Key,65;  Mary,  65. 
Ame.,John,  134. 

^MM,  Co//.,  134-  ^      ''■ 

Andro.,  Sir  Edmund,  50. 
Atuntwom,  xxl.  131, 149.  >53.  «*35  cap- 
ture of,  163-1755  <>■»«  °f  *•>■*  '**"* 
difcuffed,    154.  ^SS^    P"*  **>  ******* 
contrary  to  Church*,  wilh,  179- 

195 


Amumftt^,  $• 

Appleton,  Major  Samuel,  49. 

Apponeganfett,  45-  See  "Ponegan- 
fett." 

Arnold,  quoted,  i?;  Benedldt,38i  Lion, 
xxxvi.;  Penelope,  38!  Rev.  Samuel, 
137;  Seth,  xxvli. 

Aflkwampfett,  Pond  and  Neck,  13,  68, 
107, 131, 133. 

Aflbnett  Neck,  68. 

^imetougk,  106. 

J^fkkmtqum,  a  name  of  M^JTa/oit,  164. 

Aitnf/»omk$,  a  female  fachem,  xlx.  xx. 
XXV.  xxxiv.  I,  4<  6.  7»  9'  ^S*  75»  76» 
80,  83,  89,  90.  96.  97.  98.  995  'n****** 
by  Philip  to  join  In  war  with  the  col- 
cnlft.,  6 ;  her  Interview  with  Church, 
7;  i.  detached,  with  her  fubjeAa,  by 
the  addief.  of  Church,  from  the  party 
of  Philip,  and  fubmit.  to  the  Ply- 
mouth  government,  80-84,  87 ;  thefe 
Indian,  prove  fervlccable  and  faith- 
ful, 113,  120.  See  "Peter  Awa- 
Ihonka." 


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INDEX. 


Backui,  quoted,  II3- 

Bailey,  B«nJ«mln,  xtvli  CharUt, /*«•  / 
Cornelliw,  ibid.;  FrancU,  «l«.| 
Ocor||«,xly.  mlvl;  Ouldo,i34t  ll«n- 
nalR,  »lv.  xlvi.  (  John,  Miv. »  Jo(hu«, 
sill.  I  Ruth,  kIv.  */#.  xlvlj  Samufll, 
xlv.  A/«.  xlvl.  bii.  I  8ar*h,  xlv.  >lvl. ; 
ThomM  alvl.j  WIHUm,  «lv.  */*. 
sivl. 

Bkker,  William,  xvl. 

Barnea.  John,  114 1  Jonathan,  ttM.i 
Mary,  /*«. 

Barrow,  Sam.,  134,  139- 

Bartlctt,  John  R.,  acknowledgment  of 
•id  from  him,  xlil.t  Jofeph,  1351 
Robert,  xvl. 

Baxter,  Thomaa,  43. 

Baylies,  quoted,  147 1  William,  137. 

Beare,  Richard,  xix.  xx.  3. 

Bcedle,  Jofeph,  3. 

Batri,  Capt.  Richard,  48. 

Belcher,  Andrew,  jo,  59!  *«''•  J<>f«ph. 

30. 
Bell,  Jamei,  I4>- 
Bendall,  Frecgrace,  35. 
B*m  PilaMinrnttt,  !>• 
Bttty  Av>tf^omk$,  6. 
Billington,  Jofeph,  94.  ' 

Binwp,  Richard,  xix.  3. 
Blackman,  Jonathan,  xxxvl. 
Blifs,  Seneca,  166. 

Blood,  flrftOied  in  Phlllp'eWar,  18, 19. 
Bompiufe.  Edward,  176. 
Borden,  JeflTerfon,   xxxii.;  John,  143; 

Richard,  xxxii.;  Thomat,  i. 
Bradford,  Major  William,  xx.   t6,  49, 

88,  89,  90,  104. 
Bradilh,  Robin,  105. 
Bradftreet,  Gov.  Simon,  53. 
Brattle,  Capt.  Thomaa,  laa. 


Orenton,  Mr.,  141 1  Mary,  ui\  Wll- 
Ham,  Governor  of  Rhode-Iiland,  115, 

14a.  «49- 
RrldKewater,  113-1)6. 
Brlggt.  Jeremiah,  xlvl- 1  Job,  rtW. ;  Ke- 

•la,   /«/</./    Sarah,   xlv.|    William 

xxxvi. 
Briftol,  R.  I.,  xxlv.  xxvi.  xxvlii.  1571 

churcU  formed  in,  xavil. 
Brookfleld  deftroyed,  48. 
Brown,  Jabei,  13 »  John,  13 »  Jamee,  13 

bit.,  18,  156- 
Brownell,  Jofeph.,  77. 
Bull,  Jerah,  hit  Karrifon  taken,  it. 
Bmmp,  John,  ifft. 
Burge,  Thomaa,  xxx.  xxxv. 
Surges,  Efther,  xxxvi. 
Burroughs,  James,  xvii.  xxvil.  axxi. 
Butterworth,  Jonathan,  13. 
Byfleld,  Nathaniel,  xxlv.  xxv.  xxx.  156. 
By  ram,  Nicholas,  114. 


CaptureofAnnawon,  163-1751  the  date 

dlfculTed,  154,  i55- 
Carpenter,  Alice,  wife  of  Gov.  Bradford, 

a6. 
Carr,  Robert,  141. 
Cary,  John,  xxlv.  xlli. 
Cafe,  Anna,  xxviii.  s  Jamee,  ibii. 
Chadwick,  Mary,  xxxvi. 
Chandler,  Samuel,  3. 
Chafe,  William  H.,  77- 
Cheffawanucke  [Hoginand],  xxv. 

Chettenden,  Ifiwke,  15. 

Chittenden,  Iiaac,  106. 

Ckvwakmmna,  87. 

Chronological  Table  of  Evento,  185-191. 

Church,  Behjamim,  perfonal  memoir 
of,  xvll.-xxxvll. ;  fummary  of  hit  ad- 
venture* In  "  Phillp'a  War,"  xix.- 


196 


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INDEX. 


iry,  1151  Wll- 
odc-Idtiul,  115. 


Job,  /««. ,  K«- 
ilv.,    William 

vi.  xxriii.  1571 

vil. 

I. 

I,  131  Jamta,  13 


I  taken,  51. 

»v. 

.  xxvll.  »ii. 

V.  >»v.  xxs.  156. 


63-17S I  »•>•  «••*• 
>fOo¥.BrMirord, 


i. 


[fland],  uv. 


fEvento,i8s-l9l' 
perfoiwl  memoir 
immarjrof  hltad- 
itip's  Ww,"  KiK- 


aii.l   loratitn  of  hit  hotiA,  «««il. 
■txlT.  11:  hi*  death,  aaivll.i  Inven- 
tory or  hl»  eftaU,  «««v»ll.  I  no  por- 
trait  caint  of  him.  Kill.  I  hU  Kplftle 
•'To  the  Reader,"  lUI.I    hU  Inter- 
view  with  Awaihonka,  7-H1  8o-«Sl 
with  Gov    Window,  51,  it,  93<  941 
l\irprlft«  .nd  hllU  Philip,  I4S-«4«I 
captures  Annawo«,  IS3-I7S-  [Fo'hla 
military  adventure*,  fiee  Chronologl- 
calTable  of  Event*.  1 
Church,  Benjamin,  "  vendue  mafter," 
li.  I  Atrnilhed  matrrlaU  for  a  biog- 
raphy of  Col.  Church,  «.  1  hU  "  Ode 
llerolca,"  %■  si.  xllil. 
Church,  Benjamin,  ot'tory  memory,  l«. 
Church,   Alice,   aaavlll.    %\\\    Anna, 
>lvl.(   IJenJumln,  illv.  fuuhr.  xlv. 
Hi.  alvl.  *M.  alvll.t   Betfey,  «lvl.; 
Caleb,   »»«.»   Charlee,  »««lv.   »lll. 
xllv.  xlv.  xlvl.  /*r. ;  Conftant,  xailv. 
xxxvl.  xlll.  «llv.  «lv.  */*.  alvl.  *«>., 
711    Conaantlne,    «lvl.»    Deborah, 
xxxvt.;  Edward,  "vendue  mafter," 
Ix.  xlW.j  Ellaabeth,  My.  fr.  «W. 
Itr.  alvl.  I  FrancU,  xlvl.  j  Gamaliel, 
xlvi.i  George,  xlvl.  «lv I i.  I  Hannah, 
iliv.  «lr.  xlvl.  aWli.  j  Jeremiah  B., 
xlvi.i  Jofcph,  Mail.   3.  I«   Kexia, 
xlvl.  I  Martha,  alll.  all*.  «»▼•!  Mary, 
xliv.  alv.  alvi.    ttr.}   Mercy,  xHv. 
»lvi.  bis.;  Nathaniel,  xliv.  xlv.  1  Oba- 
diah,  xlvi.i  P*ter,  xlvl.  xlvii.  ttr.; 
Prifciiia,  xxxr.  xxxvii.  xliv.i  Rich- 
ard, the  original  emigrant,  particu- 
lar  account  of,   xvi.   xvii.}    Ruth, 
xlvl.  hit.  I  Sarah,  xliv.  */«.  xlv.  xlvl. 
Ur.i   Thomae,  xxxiv.  xxxv.  xxxvi. 
xlil.  xliv.  #«*/#»,  xlv.  xlvl.  Ht.\  Wil- 
liam, xlvl.  iu.  xlvli. 
Church'f  Point,  in  Little  Compton,  77. 
Ckmrck,  Samutl,  an  Indian  teacher,  85. 
Churchill,  Charlee,  the  poet,  xliil. 


Clapp,  Job,  nlvl. 

Clark,  Jeremiah,    Vi\    Tit.  John,  jll 
Latham.  «««»• »  Mary,  19. 

Clarke,  J.  0..  si-  .     ^ 

Clark'i  Garrifon  at  Eel  River,  In  Ply- 
mouth, deftroyed,  TO-  7'- 
Coakfett,  In  Dartmouth,  xary. 
CobbIt,  "  the  fchoolmafter,"  xxvl. 
Coe,  Samuel,  xaxvl. 
Cole,  Hugh,  3,  III  J»n»e»,  1.  3.  «3J» 

Mary.  1. 
Coilamer,  Jacob,  104- 
Collamore,    Ellaabeth,    1061    Martha, 
ibM.i   Mary,  /*«.;  Peter,  3.   "©S. 
106 1  Sarah,  106. 
Collamore'i  Ledge,  off  Scltuate,  106. 
Collymer   [Collamore],  Anthony,  hia 

letter  to  hit  wllk,  105. 
Colomore,  Peter,  3. 
Collier,  Elisabeth,  xvll.  36. 
Commlfllon   of    Capt.    Church,    1001 

another,  180. 
Commimonera  of  the  United  Colonic* 
fend  a  ftrong  forte   to  attack  the 
Narraganfett*,  48. 
Ctufchmet  of  Swanaey,  181. 
Cook,  Caleb,  147,  narrowly  mllfcd  be- 
ing  the  flayer  of  Philip,  1641  Ellaa- 
beth, 78  J  Franci*.  11  a,  i47i  ]«<»'>• 
1471  John,  in,  147 »  Joflah,  xxvii.  3» 
Mary,  1381  Silvanu*,  147- 
Cory,  Roger,  xxxlll.i  Thoma*,  iM, 
Cotton,  Rev.  John,  of  Plymouth,  101, 

117,  ia8. 
Council  of  War,  how  conftltuted,  I4« 
15 1  order  captive  Indian*  to  be  fold, 
46 1  rejed  Capt.  Church'*  advice  con- 
cerning a  vlgoroua  profecution  of 
the  war,  68 1  afterward*  adopt  It,  7a  1 
their  order  requiring  every  man  to 
abide  In  the  town  where  he  belong*, 

69. 
Crandall,  Samuel,  xxx. 


t97 


amitmm 


INDEX. 


CranDon,  John,  Oov.  at  Rhotl«  M»ni, 
18,  1151  madt!  an  M.D.  b/  Iha  LaR- 
KlaluraorRhtxtc-Iiland,  191  HamiMt. 
Oov.  of  tk)..  *9. 

Crf/lMMM,  till. 

Cudworth,  Capt.  Jamta,  lA,  47. 

Cuihan  [Culhing],  »*lll. 

Cufhlng,  toji  John,  3. 

Culhman,  A.  8.,  kIII. 

Culhnet  [aAarwarda  DartmouthJ,  109. 

Cuthbtrt,  Wtlliam,  »xW. 

Cuttlar,  Dr.,  14a. 


Danforth,  R«v.  Samuel,  85. 

Dartmouth  Ueftro^ed,  45. 

Davanport,  Capt.  Nathaniel,  49,  53. 

DtviJ,  87. 

DavU,  Judgv,  quoted.  15,  $»,  1S7.  1 

Dean,  O.,  1751  Martha,  3. 

Dcane,  Charlea,  xllli.i    Rav.  Samual, 

quoted,  14. 
Deerfleld  burned,  48. 
Delano,  Jonathan,  114. 
De  la  Nojre  [Delano],  Philip,  114. 
Defcendaatt  of   Col.    Church,   xliv.- 

slvli. 
Dexter,  Franklin  B.|  acknowledgment 

of  aid  flrom  him,  xiv.  113. 
Dodfon,  Jonathan,  xxxi. 
Doged  [Doggett],  John,  xvii. 
Dotejr,  widow,  135. 
Downing.  Ann,  531  Emanuel,  /4/<7. 
Drake,  Samuel  O.,  a  former  editor  of 

thia  Hiftory,  xi,  xH. ;  quoted.  15,  30, 

aa,  98,  lao,  ia6,  137,  131,  154,  1741 

176. 
Dudley,  Oor.  Jofeph,  xxxiil. 
D^r,  Maherflialalhaflibas   [fh>m  Ilk, 

8t  i],  ii4« 


F.amei,  ^'    rk,  14.  . 

Karl,  Rii     li,  4.f. 

Earle,  William,  vxlv. 

Eafton't  Narrative,  quoUd,  17. 

Katon,  Daniel,  xxx. 

Edmundi,  Andrew,  47. 

Edfon,  Jofeph,  1141  Joflah,  .i/if. ;  Sam- 
uel, itiJ. 

EeU,  John,  4%  \  Nathaniel,  ibiil. ;  Capt. 
Samuel,  iti<i. 

Eldridga,  Daniel,  Si  I  JanMi,  iHJ.  1 
John,  iiid.i  Samuel,  ih'tt.i  Thomai, 

Eliot,  John,  thi)  Apoftle,  8,  la,  #/  uliH. 
Elliabcth  inaniln,  73. 
Enliilmt-iit,  Indian  manner  of,  99. 


Fairhaven.  iia,  118. 

Falea,  Sarah,  xlvll. 

Fall  River,  xxtx.  xxx.  xxxi.  Mxli.  xxxilU 

a,  19,  4i,4>i48. 
Fifllowell,  John,  147. 
"FalU  Fight,"  65. 
Faft,  Proclamation  for  a,  15. 
F»Um,  106. 
FeflPsnden,  O.  M.,  acknowledgment  of 

aid  iVom  him,  xlll.;  quoted,  15,  »$» 

i6a 
Field,  John,  134. 
Fiflier,  RcT.  Ablel,  quoted,  18. 

Fleming, ,  xlv. 

Fobet,  Edward.  3,  113;  John.  3,  113; 

Mary,  xxxiv.;  William,  xxviil.  1131 

Rev.  Perei.  a  tradition  mentioned  by 

him  doubted.  153. 
Fogland  Point,  34,  36.  71,  77. 
Fofter,  John,    hit   almanac   for   1676 

quoted.  154. 


19S 


jip^ 


MMNMi 


tNDRX. 


riml«f.   R«v.  OHn,  quoted,  Mutl,  41, 


44- 


t«d,  17. 

*h,:Hd.i  Htm- 

M,  ibid. !  Ciipl. 

Jamet,    iHJ.  i 
Hid.;  Thoniaii 

!,  8,  I  a,  »l  utiH. 

iner  of,  99. 


ui.  Mill.  xsxilU 


•t  IS- 

nowlcdgment  of 
I  quoted,  15,  as, 


>ted,  18. 

ji;  John,  3.  «»3» 
iam,  xkviii.  113 1 
Ion  mentioned  by 

manac   for   1676 


French,  Kithard,  %*. 
Frknd,  NIr  John,  hi*  eaeculion,  i.^i- 
Fulkr,  Kdward,  jAi  Mallhtw,  Caplain 
and  "  «urjf  an-CJenerall."  I4>  ^>  ¥>% 
581  Noah,  1661  Hamuel,  a6.  67. 


O. 

Oardner'i  Ntck,  \n  Mount-Ilopt  Bay, 

19.  •S9-  ^ 

Gardner,  Capt.  Jofeph,  49-  53 »  Thomat, 

53- 
Oallop,  Samuel,  alll. 
Gallup,  Capt.  John,  49,  S3- 
Genealogy  of  the  dcfcendant*  of  Col 

Chureh,  «llv.-«lvll. 
Gtorg*,  6,  7S,  79i  *>•  *7' 
Gill,  John,  ao,  3s. 
Ooldtng,   Capt.  Roger,  38,   I4>i  I44> 

i4«- 
Gookin,  Daniel,  30,  17a. 

Gordon,  John,  134. 

Gorham,  Gorum,  Capt.  John,  .v,.  '"■*>. 

Gorton,  Samuel,  13. 

Gould  Ifland,  38, 

Gould,  Thomat,  38. 

Grave-ftone  of  Col.  Chur':';,  ««iyill. 

Gray,  Edward,  Kviil.  ixiii.  axiv.  axia. 

106. 
Onen,   Bartholomew,   printer  of  the 

original  edition  of  thle  work,  vlll. 
Green,  Capt,  141. 
Grey,  Thomas,  xlt. 
Gun  that  killed  Philip,  147. 
Gufhee  Pond,  131. 


Harding,  Jofvph,  4«vll. 

llarrU,  1411  \(*^-  'M- 

llatrtald  alTallttl,  4<<. 

Hathaway.  I'.rlhur.  itlll. 

Hav«n,  Sat*  us-l  F.,  acknowledgment  of 

aid  OoMi,  xlil.  104. 
//•»i'«N«,  ;#«•/»,  91,  V 
Haw««,  Richard,  13 
Hawkina,  Dr.,  IW 

Herman,  Sarah,  ,'Kv. 

Haywf  "award,  Capt.,  IJ  Daniel, 
III.  31  F.nllgn,  1141  Juhii,  3,  ia4i 
Na^.ianleii,  114. 

HaMltun,  HaAleton,  Charle*.  7. 

Head,  Henry,  ivkII.  \  Mary,  x«kIv. 

Hedge,  E!l«abe»h,  114;  William.  ihiJ. 

Henchman,  Capt.  Daniel,  18,  41,  44> 
47,  laj. 

HerenOcan,  Benjamin,  47 1  Mary,  ibH. 

Hllllard,  Jonathan,  xxxvl.i   William, 

IKXil. 

Hinckley,  Daniel,  8s  1  Thomaa,  78. 

Hog  Iiland,  xxv. 

Holme*,  Mary,  16. 

Hopkina,  Damaria,  147 ;  Stephen,  147- 

Howard,  Matthew,  xxviU. 

Howland,  Ifaac,  13a,  1331   Jabei,  94, 

9S.  97.  «39.  «S3>  «*'  I  J"''"'  94 1  John 

B.,  11;  J.  M.,  113- 
Hubbard,  Ifrael,  xxxl. 
Hubbard,  William,  the  hiaorlan,  quo< 

ted,  p<iffSm, 
Huckena,  Thomas,  IS« 
Hull,  Capt.  John,  3s. 
Hunter,  Capt.  John,  43. 
Hutchlnfon,  Thgmas,  quoted,  148. 


Hammond,   Elisabeth,   ao;    William, 


Indian  dance,  7,  99;  drums,  341  bury 

ing-piate,  16a 
Indians,    order   of  court   concerning, 

xxli.  (  their  hoftile  deflgns  fufpeAed, 


«99 


-    \ 
\ 

I: 


^immlimBSiiSf^SSSb, 


.^ 


INDEX. 


5;  the  authoritie*  flow  to  believe,  8; 
beginning  of  the  war,  15 ;  their  bar- 
barities, 19;  their  mode  of  march 
ing,'  laj;  their  call  to  each  other, 
158,  1601  their  currency  \ytomtcm\ 
173 ;  reduced  to  flavery,  46,  tSi ,  iSa ; 
their  entire  difappearance  from  Sac- 
onet  [Little  Compton],8s;  Indians 

•    (ire  employed  by  Capt  Church,  as 

;     auxiliaries,  with  happy  resulU,  in 

the  latter  weeks  of  the  war,  87,  iia, 

lao,  139-131, 139,  i43»  »4S»  »47.  «S7- 

i6a,  175. 

Inventory   of   Col.    Church's    eftate, 
xzxviii. 

Irifli,  Content,  xxxv.  $  John,  xxiii.  xarxv. 
3ft«Ji. 

^cA«,  la.  ;.    V  ,;*, 


J. 


yack  Havtni,  91, 97> 

yamts,  86. 

Jifery,  roa 

yokam,  5. 

Johnfon,  Capt.  Ifaac,  43,  49,  53- 

Jones,  William,  149. 

Joflen,  Thomas,  133.     . 


Kent,  Dorothy,  13. 

Keith,  Rev.  James,  137. 

Keelckamuit,  fee 

Kikemuit  River.  7,  ?3,  34,  35. 

Killed  and  wounded   in  the  Swamp 

Fight,  S3- 
Kingfley,  Eldad,  i3.     ;  ,     , 
Kingfton,  16. 


Lake,  David,  xx\.  xxiv.  31 .  3^  5  Thomas, 

xxi.  3a. 
Lakenham,  176. 

Lakevllle,  13, 108 ;  fee  Sampfon's  Tav- 
ern. 
Latham,  Williams,  acknowledgment  of 

aid  from,  xiii,  135. 
Lawton,  Thomas,  i. 
Layton  [Leighton],  Thomas,  19. 
Leach,  Samuel,  134. 
Lee,  Rev.  Mr.,  of  Briftol,  xxvli. 
Lenthal,  Anna,  45;  Rev.  Robert,  45. 
Leverett  John,  tSov,  178. 
Light/oot,  in,  118, 139, 157,  i59« 
Lindall,  Abigail,  66;  James,  66;  [he 

■mMot  Duiihury.Z 
Linkhom  [Lincoln?]  141. 
Little  Compton,  xzxii.  zxziii.  xxxiv. 
XXXV.  xli.  I,  II,  73.  8s;   «  church 
formed  there,  xxxiii. 
Little  Bytty  10,  no,  118. 
Lothrop,  Ifaac  153;  John,  147. 
Low,  Anthony,  86;  John,  ihid. 
Lowell,  141. 

Lucas,  Benoni,  135;  John, /*/</.;  Mary, 
ibid.}  Samuel,  ibid.;  Thomas,  ibid.', 
William,  ibid. 


Mamammak,  4* *•        •'  '  '^  ^'  :■  ■': 

Manchefter,  John,  xlv. 

Marchant,  judge  M.,  5a. 

Marfhall,  Robert,  114  {  Capt.  Samuel, 

49*  53- 
Mafon,  Capt  John,  49, 53. 
linfajfbit,  XXV.  14;   a  great  warrior, 

174- 
Mattapoifett  River,  96, 119. 


aoo 


taaasta^iaisMW^ 


.  ,-'**-  ..»■■.' 


;.|Hi,.jL^Hii'  im  igui  ■ff'-yR-**V^5r'^^- 


INDEX. 


31,3a;  Thomas, 

Sampfon'i  Tikr- 
mowledgment  of 

hotnat,  i9> 

tol,  xxvii. 

ev.  Robert,  45. 

178. 

19.  >S7.  »S9' 
Jamei,  66;  [he 

141. 

Ji.  xxziii.  xxxiv. 

3,  85;   a  church 

i. 

18. 

fohn,  147. 

ohn,  Hid. 

[ohn,  /»/</./  Mary, 
f./  Thomas,  iSmI.; 


3«' 

4{  Capt.  Samuel, 

I9t  S3- 
a  great  warrior, 


6,119. 


Mattapoifett    Neck    [now     Gardner's 

Neck],  In  Swaniey,   19,  159- 
Mather,  Cotton,  quoted,  137.  'S'.  "Sa- 
Mather,  Increafe,  quoted,  64,  90,  106, 
I30,  135,  "7.  «37.  »43.  >0»  »49.  >S«. 

Matlhiat,  133. 

Merrick,  William,  3- 

MtantMnMomok,  117. 

Middleborough,  13;  feeNamalket. 

Miller,  John,  47. 

Mitchel,   Conftant,    113?    Experience, 

106,  113.  ,  ,  . 

Mohawks,   Philip    takes   refuge   with 

them,  64. 
Mohegans,  allies  of  the  colonlfts,  but 
unfaithful  in  the  "Swamp  Fight," 

55- 
Mommymnvit,  Wiliiam,  S- 
Momponfet,  In  HaUfax,  xxi.  103, 124. 
Montaup,  or  Mount  Hope,  7. 
Morton,  Ephraim,  14;  Nathaniel,  15, 

Money,  Capt  Samuel,  18,  49>  S8.  "»• 
Mount  Hope,  a,  7, 15,  i44;  <»"«<•  0'*''- 

tol,  xxiv. 
Myles,  Rev.  John,  minifter  at  Swan- 

■ey,  16, 18. 

K. 

Namaiket  [Middleborough],  10a,  106. 

J^ammmpam,  4,  la. 

Nairaganfett  Indians  AifpeAed,  485 
their  territory,  »*«•;  a  Itrong  force 
fent  ^nft  them,  49;  this  force  how 

proportionedf  '*«'•»■   *•»«'*  '"«*'*"• 
toUlly  vanquUhed,  S3-S8- 

Nutkamitl,  I57- 

Netops,  meaning  of  the  word,  64,  98. 

Newman,  Rev.  Noah,  47. 

Nlles,  Rev.  Samuel,  quoted,  19,  iS*- 
a6 


Nlpmuck  country.  Us  fuppofed  extent, 

61. 
Nokehick,  parched  meal,  146- 
Nomquld,  xxxl.  90. 
Northfield  attacked,  48. 
Numpas,  or  Nomfq^,  la,  77. 
NumpoMce,  5. 
Nunkatett  Pond,  131. 


O. 

Occap^,  occapeeches,  Indian  name  for 

rum,  81. 
*'  Ode  Heroica,"  x. 
Oliver,  Capt.  James,  49,  S3»  iS^  59- 
Oliver,  Peter,  his  malignity,  131- 
Ord«!r  of  court  concerning  Indians,  xxll. 
O/onuhew,  5. 
Oxenbridge,  Rev.  John,  3S- 

f.- 

Pabodie,  William,  xvii.  xviil.  xxi.  xxlll. 

xxiv.  XXV.  xxvii.  XXX.  xli.  3,  4.      s 
PachetBrook,  a,  4,  II. 
Packard,  John,  134,  bis. 
Pacmfich«ft,  5. 
Paine,  Hannah,  xlv.;  Nathaniel,  xlH. 

11. 
Palfrey,  John  G.,  dedication  to  him,  v. ; 

quoted,  17, 150.  »S4»  »7»'  »73' 
Palmer,  John,  xxxl. 
PamoMtaquq/k,  }c6.  '■ 

PamoquiM,ii1' 

Parfons,  Ulher,  quoted,  a,  19,  34. 
Pafcamanfet  River,  109,  na.  *. 

"  Peafe-field  Fight,"  33-40. 83. 
Peck,  Nathaniel.  86. 
Peckham,  George  H.,  xxxiv.;  James^ 

xxviii.  ;^^..<->.■.  — vf.^  .-^,-  ,  .^  :, 

Petrfe,  James,  135.  -  '^' 

30l 


INDEX. 


',/ 


Pfequot,  the  word  explained,  83. 
Perkini,  Sir  WilUam,  hit  execution, 

151. 
Pttamammt,  n,  77' 
Pittr  Awtt/komkt,  xx.  6,  77,  87,  149. 
Pe  f  rNummuil,  11,71. 
Pttomowotutt,  ii>  ^ 

Pettaquamfcut,  5a. 
Petuxet  River,  47. 

Philip,  xix.  xx.  xxi.  s,  7,  9,  tt  faffim ; 
hi*  death,  147 ;  treatment  of  his  dead 
body,  150;  hit  »  royaltlen,"  or  rega- 
lia, furrendered  by  Annawon  to 
Capt.  Church;  what  became  of 
them  7  173,  i74> 
Pierce,  Capt.  Michael,  67,  70- 
Pinfon,  Thomas,  4. 

Plymouth,  orders  of  court,  xxii.  a ;  the 
Court  proclaim  a  faft,    155   Court 
order  refpedtlng  prifoners,  loi. 
Plummer,  Mary,  ii4. 
Pocaflfet  [Tiverton],  xx.  xxi.  xxii.  xxiii. 

xxiv.  xli.  11,  la,  41,  43>  47. 89.  >40' 
Pokanokett,  15. 
Poneganfet,  45,  109. 
Pope,  Thomas,  4. 
Poppafqualh  Neck,  in  Briftol,  xxv.  xxx. 

156.  158- 
Po/otoquo,  S- 
Pototkt  59. 
Pouwau,  Powow,  an  Indian  conjurer, 

177. 
Powder-mill,  «rft  in  New  England,  35. 
Pratt,  Nathan,  166;  Stillmar,  125. 
Prentice,  Capt.  Thomas,  iS,  ao,  49,  sa. 
Prellong,  Nicolas,  4. 

Price,  John,  4- 

Prince,  Gov.  Thomas,  6;  dies,  la 

Prince,  Thomas,  the  annalift,  quoted, 

3a 
Proportion  of  men  and  money  required 
from  each  town  in  Plymouth  Colony, 
68, 


Proprietors  of  Saconet,  their  names,  3; 

their  agreement,  4. 
Providence  burned,  7a. 
Prudence  Ifland,  155. 
Pumkam,  $o,fn,  ii7- 
Punkateaft,  Punkateefet,  Punkatees,  a 

neck  in  Tiverton,  alfo  called  Pocaffet 

Neck,   xviii.  xix.  xxi.  xxiil.   xxvll. 

xxxi.  3,  31,  34,  36. 8*' 
Punkatees  Fight,  33-40. 


Qtiabo^g  [Brookfleld]  deftroyed,  40. 
^uamnapokut,  yames,  i8. 
^uannapoktft,  Tkomas,  18. 
Quequechan  River,  now  Fall  River,  a, 

4a. 
^uinnapin,  ^uHnapin,  117,  ia7»  »28. 

^Miqmtquanehett,  la. 

—   A-:  ^ 

Rawfon,  Rev.  Grindal,  85. 

Rattlefnakes,  30. 

Reformado,  Churcli  was  one;  meaning 

of  the  term,  49. 
Revere,  Paul,  xl.  xii. ;  his  portraiU  of 

Church,  and  of  Philip,  xi. 
Reyner,  Rev.  John,  na. 
Reynolds,  Mary,  xlvi. 
Rhode-iaand,  why  excluded  from  the 

Confederacy,  17. 
Richard,  Eleazar,  153. 
Richards,  Alice,  s6. 
Richmond,    Anna,    xlvi.;    Benjamin, 

ibid. !    Charted,    ibid.  ;    Elixabeth, 

ibid.}  Hannah,  ibid.;  John,  xxiii. 

4,  77;  Mary,  xlvi.  bis. ;  Perez,  ibid.; 

Ruth,  ibid. ;  Sarah,  ibid. ;  Sylvefter, 

ibid.;  Thomas,  ibid.;  William,  ibid., 

bis. 


303 


i^mmmmmmmmMmmmiiK^ 


',/ 


INDEX. 


Mir  naniM,  3; 


Punkatee*,  a 
called  Pocaflet 
.  xxiii.  xxvii. 


sftroyed,  40. 

18. 
Fall  River,  a, 

[17,  127, 138. 


85. 

tone;  meaning 

hit  portrait*  of 

ip,  xi. 

I. 

luded  from  the 


vi. ;  Benjamin, 
id.  ;  Elizabeth, 
i. ;  John,  xxiii. 
r*. ;  Peres,  ibid,; 
ibid.;  Sylvefter, 
;  William,  ibid.. 


Robinfon,  Rowland,  xxvl. 
Rocheller,  13. 
Rog*  r«,  John,  xvili.  3. 
Roibotham,  Alice,  xlv. ;  Benjamin,  xlv  •, 
Elisabeth,  xxxvi.  xlv. ;  Hannah,  xlv. ; 
Jofeph,  xxxiii.  xxxv.  xlv. 
Roufe,  John,  xxvii.  xxxiv.  3  bi$. ;  Si- 
mon, 3. 
Rowlandfon,  Mrs.  Mary,  117. 
Ruirell,John,  ^> 


S. 


Sabin,  Sabine,    Benjamin,  93  J  Jona- 
than, ibid. ;  Jofeph,  ibid. ;  Samuel, 
ibid. !  William,  ibid. 
Sachueefet,   or   Sachueft,  on   Rhode- 

inand,  89. 
SacOnet,  or  SaucOnet  [Little  Compton], 
xviil.    xxi.   xxii.    xxiii-  x«v.  xxvii. 
xxxii.  I,  a,  3,  4,  6,  II,  73.  89- 
Baffin,  John,  XXV. 
Sam  Barrovf,  134,  I39' 
Sampfon,  Abraham,  3;  Elizabeth,  xlii. 

xlv. ;  John,  xxxvi.  xlii.  xlv.  ttr. 
Sampfon't  Tavern,  now  the  Lakeville 

Houfe,  108. 
Sanderfon,  Robert,  35. 
Sandy  Point,  143. 

Sanford,  John,  US',  Major  Peleg,  xx  . 
88,  IIS,  »4«f  »4a»  »44»  ^^i  Samuel, 
xxviil. 
Safamom,  Sau/amam,  yohn,  5,  6,  I3, 
106  {  teveala  Philip'*  defigns,  and  ia 
murdered  by  him,  la. 
Savage,  Lieut.   Perez,  wounded,  33; 
again  wounded  in    the   "Swamp 
right,"  33, 14a ;  death,  33 ;  Thomas, 
Major,  33,  65. 
Schaghticoke,  64. 

Schoolcraft,  Henry  R.,  quoted,  99, 170. 
Sconticut  Neck,  117- 


Seconit,  or  Sekonlt;  see  Sac«net. 

Seekonk  burned,  73. 

Seely,  Capt.  Robert,  49,  S3- 

Shaw,  William,  xxxv. 

Shawomet  [Warwick],  50. 

Sheffield,  Amos,  xxxv. 

Shepard,  Rev.  Thomas,  quoted,  xxvii. 

xxviil. 
Sherman's  Almanac  for  1676,  quoted, 

Sherman,  Richard,  of  Portfmouth,  R- 
I.,  acknowledgment  of  aid  from  him, 
xlll.7«.  «4».  M35  William,  3,  aa. 
Shlrtllfe,  Shurtleff,  William,  4. 
Shore,  James,  149. 

Sibley,  John   Langdon,   acknowledg- 
ment of  aid  from  him,  xUl. 
Simons,  Thomas,  4. 
Slppxan,  xxi.  95. 
Slavery  of  Indians,  46,  181,  i8a. 
Smalley,  John,  3. 
Smith,  Major  Richard,  49. 
Snell,  Mary,  xxxvi. ;  Samuel,  ibid. 
Sogkcnate;  fee  SacOnet. 
Sokchawakkam,%$. 
Southwlck,  Solomon,  publiiher  of  the 
fecond  edition  of  this  tra«,  ix-  xHii- 
Southworth,  Alice,  xvil.  xllv.  B.  [?], 
3S5  Conftant,  xvii.  xvill.  xxxlll.  3. 
4,  as.  93.  1565  Edward,  xxxlv.  as. 
355  Elizabeth,  113;  Nathaniel,  35. 
95;  William,  xxvii.  35- 
Sowagoni^,  117. 
Sowams  [Warren],  7. 
Sprague,  Francis,  4S.  ' 

Springfield  attacked,  48. 
Squakeag  [Northfleld]  aflfaulted,  48. 
Squannakonk   Swamp,  in   Rehoboth, 

131,  161,  i6a,  166. 
SUnditii,  Miles,  16.  36. 
Stanton,  John,  39. 

Staples,  William  R.,  acknowledgment 
of  aid  from  him,  xiit-  46,  71. 


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Stilei,  Rev.  E«r«,  quoted,  ix.  xxxvil. 

13.  S».  to- 
Studfon  [Stetfon],  Robert,  15. 

Sturgii,  Edward,  43. 

Smecanowq^acit,  87.  . 

Smcifma,  5. 

Sudbury  Fight,  66. 

Sumerlbury,  141. 

"Swamp  Fight,"  Great,  53-58;  Iti  lo- 
cation, 53;  the  Indian  fort  defcribed, 
53;  number  of  liilled  and  wounded, 
Hid.}  feven colonial  captain*  killed, 
Hid. ;  Church,  though  not  an  officer, 
has  command  of  thirty  men,  ibid.; 
he  it  wounded,  56;  the  Engllfh,  be- 
ing in  pofleflion  of  the  fort,  fet  fire 
to  the  wlgwam$  in  it,  though  Church 
remonftratea,  57.  SSj  fevere  fuffer- 
ing  of  the  wounded  and  dying  men, 
59;  great  loft  of  the  Indians,  ibid. ; 
Church  and  other  wounded  men  are 
fent  to  Rhode-Mand,  60;  the  troops 
remain  in  garrifon  at  Wickford,  61. 
Swanfey,  ix,  13.  «5f  «*• 


Taber,  George  H.,  acknowledgment  of 
aid  from,  xiii,  ri3. 

Taber,  Joftph,  »xxi. 

Taller,  Peter,  zxviii. 

Takattumma,  139. 

Talcot,  Major  John,  133, 138. 

TataeommncoM,  4. 

TaUimammek0,  zxiii. 

Taunton,  16,  44;  attacked,  105. 

TVivtoMM,  177. 

Tax  laid  on  the  feveral  towns  of  Ply- 
mouth Colony,  68. 

Taylor,  Peter,  zzxvi. 

Taylor's  Lane,  4. 

Thacher,  Anthony,  94;  Bethia,  ibid. 


Thomas,   Nathiiniel,  xxi.  xxiii.  xxiv. 

XXX.  4. 

Thompfon,  Cephas,  138. 

Tibbets,  Thomas,  xxxvii. 

Tift,  Jolhua,  55,  59. 

TImberlake,  Hannah,  xliv. 

Tinkham,  Ephraim,  4. 

Tifpaquin,  TufpaqmiHe,  xvlli.  xxi.  106, 

134.  »7«.  »77.  «79' 
TItlcut,  XX.  133. 
Tiverton,  xxxii.  xxxiii.  xxxiv.  xli.  11, 

14- 

Tobias,  107. 

Toby,  91. 

Tobkamoma,  139. 

Tompkins,  Henry  M.,  acknowledgment 
of  aid  from,  xiii. 

Tompkins,  Samuel,  xxxv. 

Tompfon,  John,  xvi.  xviil.  106,  107. 

Totofom,  Taio/oM,  134,  136,  139,  140. 

Tower  Hill,  in  South  Kingftown,  53. 

Treat,  Major  Robert,  49. 

Treaty  Rock,  in  Little  Compton,  77. 

Tripp,  Abiel,  his  ferry,  37,  I43- 

Trumbull,  Dr.  Benjamin,  quoted,  148. 

Trumbull,  J.  Hammond,  acknowledg- 
ment of  aid  from,  xiv. ;  quoted,  3,  7, 

J3.  »9.  *♦.  4a.  98.  »56' 

Tubbs,  William,  3. 

Turner,  Thomas,  xxxvi.)  Capt.  Wil- 
liam, 65. 

Tu/poquiu;  tteTi^agmim. 

Tyafln,  Tii^,  IM. 


U,V. 

UneompowtU,  Umkompoiu,  136. 
Upham,   Lieut.  Phinehas,    wounded, 

143. 
Vaughan,  Eliia,  133;  George,  ibid. 
Vicory,  George,  3. 


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acknowledgment 

txr. 

viii.  io6,  107. 

,  136,  139.  »40- 
Kingftown,  5a. 

♦9- 

!  Compton,  77. 

't  37i  «43- 
lin,  quoted,  148. 
)nd,  acknowledg- 
ciy. ;  quoted,  a,  7, 

56. 

xvi.}  Capt.  Wil- 


ffoiu,  ia6. 
nehat,    wounded, 

;  George,  itid. 


INDEX. 


W. 


Wade,  Nicolat,  3. 

Wadrworth,    Benjamin,    66;    Chrlfto- 
pher,  iM. ;  Capt.  Samuel,  killed  In 
the  fight  at  Sudbury,  iHd. 
Wakely,  Thomas,  killed  at  Falmouth, 

177. 
Wakeman,  Helena,  139- 
Walker,  Jamea,  15- 

Walley,  John,  xxv.  xxvl. ;  Rev.  Thom- 
as, lOI. 
Wamfoes,  John,  176. 
Wamfutta,  xx\,  4,  la;  fee  Alenandtr. 
Ward,  Richard,  xxxvi. 
Warren,  Elizabeth,  xvi.;   Mercy,  114; 
Nathaniel,  114;  Richard,  xvl.na.; 
Sarah,  11  a.  ^^ 

Warren,  town  of,  13,  15.  ""^ 

Warwick  burned,  7a. 
Walhburn,  John,  3,  134;  Samuel,  134; 

Thomas,  ibid. 
Watts,  Capt.,  49. 
Watu/paquim,  106;  fee  Tifpaquin. 
Waytweit,  hulband  of  Awa^onks,  xxv. 

6. 
IVeetamot,  Wettamort,  Squaw  Sachem 

of  Pocaffet,  xlx.  4,  la,  41,  4'.  43* 
Wepolfet,  91. 
Wewayewitt,  65  fee  Waytviett. 

White,  14a. 
Whitman,  John,  134. 
Whltmore,  Rev.  Benjamin,  7a 
Wllbor,    Aaron,    xlv.    bis.;    Abigail, 

xxxvi. ;    Benjamin,   xlv. ;   Francis, 

ibid.;   Gray,  76?   John,  xlv.  bi$.; 

Sarah,  ibid.;  Thomas,  ibid.;  Wil- 

Ham,  xxxvi.  bis.  xlv. 
Wilcox,  Wilcockes,  Daniel,  xvlH.  xxxiii. 

3.  77»  78- 


Willett,  Hc/ekiah,  xxii. 

Williams,  John,  145;   Roger,  46,  156} 

Thomas,  3. 
Williams,  Roger,  quoted,  34,  48,  55,  59» 

146,  148,  173.  «73.  >77- 
Willis,  Comfort,  134;  John,  ibid. 
Windmill  Hill,  n. 
Windmills  on  Rhode-Ifland,  43. 
Winneconnet  Pond,  131. 
Window,  Gov.  JoHah,  xvii.  xx.  3,  10, 
15,  49,  SO^  61,  93,  100,  106,  141,  1745 
fends  a  force  to  Swanfey,   15;    his 
two  commiflttons  to  Capt.  Church, 
100,  180. 
Winllow,  Kenelm,  brother  to  Joflah, 

xvii. 
Winthrop,  Gov.  John,  xvl.  156. 
WllWall,  16. 

Wltheiell,  Wltherly,  Sergeant,  143 
Wodel    [WoodhuU?]   Gerlhom,  xxxlj 

William,  xxvHi.  xxx. 
Wompom,   the    Indian    currency,  ex- 
plained, 17a. 
Wood,    Ellxabeth,    xxxvii.5    Hannah, 
xxxvi.;    Henry,  xxxiv.   106;   John, 
xli. 
Wood's  Hole,  xx. 
Woodberry,  Hugh,  xxxi. 
Woodbury,  Samuel,  xlv. 
Woodman,  Edith,  xllv.;  John,  xxxiii. 

xUv. 
Woodworth,  Benjamin,  xxxi. ;  Walter, 

4-  ^ 

WoOHkepOHtkUHt,  136. 

Woo/ameqmut,  or  Maja/oit,  164. 
Wootonskemu/ks,  117,  >37' 
Wordell,  Mary,  78. 
Wright,  Richard,  xxlil. 


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